PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cerebral Palsy, Basal Ganglia, Adverse Drug Reaction
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Midbrain: inferior and superior colliculi, reticular activating system. Inferior colliculi low level auditory and visual processing. Cerebral peduncle (=stalk) nerve fibers leading to and from cerebral cortex. Forebrain: corpus callosum, thalamus, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, limbic system. Poor maternal diet and stress folic acid helps close neural tube, prevents spina bifida. Medications lithium and accutane shouldn"t be taken. Accutane can cause hydrocephalies, no inner and outer ear. Timing and severity of exposure are critical to determine the effects specifically. Exposure to rubella in vitro had a higher rate of autism than the rest of the. Thalidomide (morning sickness medication) causes severe limb defects linked population to the 21st and 22nd day of gestation in autism. Can give oxytocin to speed along birth, but it may cause heart problems. Umbilical cord prolapse the cord is compressed. 12% of infants in the us born prematurely. 7. 5% of infants in us born less than 5. 5lb. Timing, area, support, extent significantly impact recovery.
