PSB-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Serotonin Receptor Agonist, Catecholamine, Psychoactive Drug
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Lecture 9 - synthesis of neurotransmitters + hormonal communication: what are some of the most common neurotransmitters (n. t. ) and how are they (among others) synthesized, glutamate + gaba are the main two n. t. A. 2. a) causes hyperpolarization 90% of time: acetylcholine = cortex activation + skeletal mvment. B. 2. tends to send info to pns! ex. , helps us wake up: catecholamines = dopamine, norepinephrine, + epinephrine. C. 1. b) so, same in chemical make up have enzymes + drugs that work on all. C. 2. dopamine = *** in reinforcement (the reward system; tells us what we nd), + mvment. C. 2. a) a loss of dopamine can > parkinson"s. C. 3. a) located in pns, the sympathetic n. s. (c. 3. a. 1) fight-or-flight. C. 4. epinephrine = adrenaline: catecholamines + serotonin = monoamines. D. 2. serotonin = mood, appetite, slp, etc. made in discrete brainstem nuclei > sent throughout brain function depends on receptors + brain region sent to.
