PSY 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Caffeine, Depressant, Dizziness
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From the latin word hallucinari, which means to dream or to wander in the mind . Brain regions and neurotransmitters: receptors found throughout the cns, affects serotonin and dopamine, areas include: cortex, hippocampus (memory), and cerebellum (motor coordination and balance) Hallucinations: change in sense, moods, thoughts, distortions in perceptions of self and world, alter what you hear, taste, feel and smell, see, hear, or feel things that aren"t real. A fungus that grows on rye and other grains. Invented by swiss biochemist, albert hoffman in 1943. Research studies in saskatchewan to treat schizophrenia, alcohol addiction. Lasting impacts on brain, even after one use. Marijuana is the unprocessed, dried leaves, flower, seeds and steams of the plant. Hashish is a more potent product processed from the resin of this herb. Brain areas vast, especially in nucleus accumbens, cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. A mix of a stimulant, hallucinogen and depressant.
