Biomed's Brain Circuit Race
Our students in Dr. Credo's biomedicine classes recently studied the brain reward pathway in a lesson titled, "Dr. Credo's Chemistry Conundrum."
The reward pathway of the brain involves several parts including the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens, and the prefrontal cortex. When activated by a rewarding stimulus, information travels from the VTA to the nucleus accumbens and then up to the prefrontal cortex. To complete the lesson, students were divided into groups where they raced to complete tasks that represented the different parts of the pathway.
Thank you to Raising Cane's for donating lemonade for the lesson.
The reward pathway of the brain involves several parts including the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens, and the prefrontal cortex. When activated by a rewarding stimulus, information travels from the VTA to the nucleus accumbens and then up to the prefrontal cortex. To complete the lesson, students were divided into groups where they raced to complete tasks that represented the different parts of the pathway.
Thank you to Raising Cane's for donating lemonade for the lesson.
Photos by Raider yearbook staff / More photos at www.raiderpix.com
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