PSY 607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bill Moyers, Prefrontal Cortex, Pharmaceutical Industry
17 Apr 2016
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Video notes: the hijacked brain bill moyers. Dopamine is equivalent to pleasure = not true, although there is a strong correspondence. Schizophrenics impose their internal memories and thinks their experiences are real. When a person is addicted, the memory is called up by the cue that is associated with drug use. Enhancing self-awareness as an observer instead of an actor helps deal with drug relapse. Achieve objectivity through the perspective of the observer. Inspired by insight yoga mindfulness helps with relapse prevention. When the signal is called up but you react 2 ways act spontaneously or act as an observer. If the dopamine signal is driving the brain, we still have the prefrontal cortex to introspect/decide. Mindfulness meditation enhances the power of the prefrontal cortex, helping with the compulsive drives. Exogenous synthesized outside of the body. Primary effect is not nutrition (ex: chocolate vs. mushrooms) Come from greeks (many technical terms do come from greek origin)
