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Explain How What Is Known About the Brain Bases of Memory

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Explain how what is known about the brain bases of memory and reward enhance psychopathologists' understanding of mental illness. How do these neuroscientific insights encourage a dimensional approach to psychopathology, rather than the traditional categorical one?


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Estrogen production

The synthesis of estrogen, a key female sex hormone involved in the regulation of reproductive and sexual functions.

Cortisol production

The process of synthesizing cortisol, a steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress or low blood-glucose concentration.

Testosterone production

The biological process by which the male sex hormone testosterone is synthesized, primarily in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, as well as a small amount in the adrenal glands.

Programmed theories

Theories of aging that suggest that the human body ages according to a genetic timetable or a biological clock.

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