PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fluoxetine, Reuptake, Acetylcholine

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: Brian Siefke

Document Summary

How drugs mimic neurotransmitters: agonists- drugs that increase the action of a neurotransmitter i. ii. L-dopa increases dopamine and helps treat parkinson"s disease. Prozac increases serotonin by blocking reuptake, which helps treat symptoms of depression: antagonists- drugs that block the function of a neurotransmitter i. ii. Propanolol blocks the beta receptors for norepinephrine in the heat, which helps with stage freight: the organization of the nervous system. Central nervous system (cns)- brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system (pns)- connects the central nervous system to the body"s organs and muscles. Somatic nervous system- a set of nerves that carries information into and out of the central nervous system (voluntary) Autonomic nervous system- a set of nerves that carries involuntary and autonomic commands that control blood vessels, body organs, and glands (involuntary) Sympathetic nervous system- a set of nerves that prepares the body for action in a threatening situation (arousing)