Motivation and emotion/Lectures/Brain and physiological needs

Lecture 03: Brain and physiological needs

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This is the third lecture for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.

Overview

This lecture explains the role of brain structures, neurotransmitters, and hormones in regulating motivational drives and discusses physiological needs, particularly thirst, hunger, and sex.

Images

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  Brain

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  Amygdala

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  Anterior Cingulate Gyrus

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  Brain stem (area for Reticular Formation)

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  Hypothalamus

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  Hypothalamus animation

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  Maslow's hierarchy of needs

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  Prefrontal cortex

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  Neuron

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  Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Multimedia

1. Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals (David Anderson, 2013, TED talk)
2. Sex, lies and pharmaceuticals (Life Matters, ABC radio, Sept 1, 2010) - Book

Readings

1. Chapter 03: The motivated and emotional brain (Reeve, 2015)
2. Chapter 04: Physiological needs (Reeve, 2015)

Slides

• Lecture slides (Slideshare)
• 2015 handouts:
  • Download 6 slides to a page:
  • Download 3 slides to a page:

See also

• Assessment task skills (Previous lecture)
• Psychological needs and implicit motives (Next lecture)
• Tutorial 2: Needs

References

1. Eder, A. B., Elliot, A. J., & Harmon-Jones, E. (2013). Approach and avoidance motivation: Issues and advances. Emotion Review, 5, 308-311. doi: 10.1177/1754073913477990.