PSYC 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Agonist, Psychopharmacology, Resting Potential

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 211
• Professor: Yogita Chaudasama

Document Summary

Action potential help release the neurotransmitter to synaptic clept. Epsp (becomes positive well after the resting potential) Potassium is positively charged (charge that goes lower then resting potential-ipsp) **autoreceptos (do not control ion channels, don"t affect membrane potential, trnasmiter syntheseis, mostly inhibitory and decrease rate of syntheses, play role in transmission of information, don"t control these ion channels) **synpase are axosymatic/axodendratic (axo axonoic synapse axon terminals and membrane) (fast axoplasmic transport) Any drug that is given at some level it can alter the function of cells. In psychopharmacology, the drug must go through cns. Brain stimulation (treatment - helps mainly with motor conditions) Most common neurotransmitters are glutamate (exhibitory) and gamma aminobutric acid (inhibitory)