I. REWARD & INCENTIVE MOTIVATION

DRIVES (INTERNAL) VS. INCENTIVES (EXTERNAL)

II. MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINE SYSTEM

DRUG ADDICTION & REWARD
THE OPPONENT PROCESS SYSTEM.

III. HOMEOSTASIS & DRIVES: HYPOTHALAMIC THERMOSTATS & SET POINTS

TEMPERATURE

THE HYPOTHALAMUS & TEMPERATURE REGULATION

THIRST

THIRST AS A HOMEOSTATIC PROCESS.
HYPOVOLEMIC VS HYPEROSMOTIC THIRST

HUNGER

INTERACTION OF HOMEOSTASIS & INCENTIVES IN HUNGER.
INTEGRATION OF HUNGER SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN.
VENTROMEDIAL VS LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS IN THE REGULATION OF EATING

IV. EMOTION

AROUSAL & EMOTION
YERKES-DODSON & OPTIMAL AROUSAL
JAMES-LANGE THEORY
CANNON-BARD THEORY

 

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