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The specific brain regions which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of MDD are the hippocampus (Tsankova et al, 2007) which is the center for mood and memory; and prefrontal cortex/ anterior cingulate region (Schatzberg, 2002) which are centers for cognition.... The importance of MDD lies in the fact that it causes considerable impairment in social functioning and role functioning of the afflicted person.... Whether environmental factors or genetic factors play a major role in the pathogenesis of MDD is still debated....
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Case Study
The structure, which is particularly important for the declarative memory is hippocampus with the basal ganglia.... A great number of investigations were held in order to identify the difference between these two types.... Memory is a generic term used for identification of the.... ...
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Essay
Previous studies have correlated hyperglycemia episodes with the volume of the hippocampus but limited information is available on the relationship between hippocampus volume and cognitive functions.... Whether the changes in the structure of the hippocampus can be reversed is also a research area that should be given attention....
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The paper "Substance Use and Abuse" highlights that the factor that significantly explains the cause of addiction is the biological factors.... There is an interaction between the other factors, it is usually the genetic composition of a person that best explains why he or she is addicted to drugs....
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In the paper 'Can the Cognitive Approach Be Used to Conquer Fear?... the author discusses anxiety, which can be a difficult emotion to overcome, especially when it arises at inopportune times seemingly over unreasonable issues, such as when one is driving across a high bridge.... ... ... ... The author states that fear can sometimes prove quite limiting, as when one is too afraid to cross such a bridge as the only way to reach a destination....
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Assignment
The author of this coursework "Major Depressive Disorder and Their Key Characteristics" describes unipolar depression or clinical depression as mood disorders.... This paper outlines the definition and clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, incidence, and relevance, changes, environmental and genetic factors, and their treatment....
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Coursework
In particular, a study of Matsuo and Frey (2009), using free sulfur MRI, has compared 60 bipolar subjects with 99 healthy patients to determine the effect of val66val or val66met on hippocampus, cingulate, and amygdala.... In addition, clinically used treatments for mood disorders, such as valproate, lithium, electroconvulsive therapy and magnetic stimulation interfere with BDNF expressed in the frontal lobe or in the hippocampus.... This research 'Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor' hypothesizes that upon neuroimaging through fMRI, there will be a considerable decrease in the volumes of hippocampus, amygdala and cingulate among val66met patients as compared to healthy, val66val, individuals....
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Research Paper
eclarative memory is the ability to consciously recall past events and it relies on the medial temporal lobe's integrity which compromises the hippocampus, the subicular complex, and the dentate gyrus, as well as the entorhinal, parahippocampal, and perirhinal cortices that lie along the neighboring parahippocampal gyrus (LaVoie & Cobia, 2007).... The proposal suggested that recollection is dependent on the hippocampus, while familiarity relies on the neighboring perirhinal cortex (Kern et al, 2010)....
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Coursework