PSY 2501 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neurochemistry, Acetylcholine, Neuropharmacology

• School: Temple University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2501
• Professor: Dr.Sheree Logue

Document Summary

Chap4- the chemical bases of behavior: neurotransmiter and neuropharmacology. Neurochemistry: the branch of neuroscience concerned with the fundamental chemical composiion and processes of the nervous system. Psychopharmacology: the scieniic ield concerned with the discovery and study of compounds that selecively afect the funcioning of the nervous system. Amine neurotransmiter: a neurotransmiter based on modiicaions of a single amino acid nucleus. Pepide neurotransmiter: a neurotransmiter consising of a short chain of amino acid. Amino acid neurotransmiter: a neurotransmiter that is itself an amino acid. Gas neurotransmiter: a soluble gas, such as nitric oxide or carbon monoxide, that is produced or released by neuron to alter the funcioning of another neuron. Receptor molecule: a protein that captures and reacts to molecules of a neurotransmiter or hormone. Ionotropic receptor: a receptor protein that includes an ion channel that is opened when the receptor is bound by an agonist.