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Module 5 LOW 9

Module 5 LOW 9

Q Biological Basis of Behavior LOW #9 Chapter #5 1) Describe how PET imaging works in your own words. 2) If both twins have the same disorder, they are said to be concordant. 3) Does smoking marijuana lead to schizophrenia? Which individuals have a higher risk for developing schizophrenia if they smoke marijuana in adolescence? 4) What simple behavioral measure in a rodent model would you use to study anxiety?To measure memory?

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A radioactive substance is injected into the blood, and the areas of the brain that are very reactive take it up to show how active each area is. It is typically used with radioactive 2-DG. It provides estimates of change in brain activity and brain activity in general. If only one twin has a diagnosis, the twins are said to be discordantIt can lead to schizophrenia if the COMT is associated with VA often, therefore reducing DA in the prefrontal cortex and leads to cognitive defects and untimately psychosis. Since the brain is not fully developed, the psychosis rises from 3% to 10% in smokers under 26%