According to the Top-Down Theory of Brain Reward, select from the following grou

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According to the Top-Down Theory of Brain Reward, select from the following group of neuroanatomic substrates that shows the CORRECT order. Prefrontal Cortex to the Nucleus Accumbens to the Ventral Tegmental Area with the Amygdala included. B Prefrontal Cortex to the Nucleus Accumbens to the Ventral Tegmental Area without the Amygdala included. C. Prefrontal Cortex to the striatum to the Ventral Tegmental Area with the Amygdala included. 0Prefrontal Cortex to the striatum to the Ventral Tegmental Area without the Amygdala included.

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1. Answer is option B

Prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbence with ventral tegmental area

2. Answer is option B

Prefontal cortex, part of frontal lobe and occipitam lobes are responsible for ensuring brain rewards l.

3. Answer is option A - Acetylcholin

4. Answer is option A

L-DOPA is converted into dopamine by the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (also known as DOPA decarboxylase), with pyridoxal phosphate as the cofactor. Dopamine itself is used as precursor in the synthesis of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine.

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