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Psyc 330 - lecture 5 notes
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- PSYC 330
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- State University Of New York - Binghamton
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Lecture 5Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine
Functions from neuron to neuron
Outside of the brain ( neuromuscular junction)
What is the mimicking drug called ?
o When you have a drug that will mimic a neuro transmitter it will be talked about in
"cholinergic"( example Botox )
Catecholamines
Dopamine
o Movement and reward
Norepinephrine
o Mediates emotional arousal , attentiveness
Serotonin
o Involved in sleep and mood ( imolamine )
o A lot formed in gut
Histamine
o Anti histamines make you drowsy and fight allergies
Amino Acids
Glutamic acid , aka Glutamate
o excitatory neurotransmitter
o Important for learning and memory related processed
GABA ( gamma amino butyric acid )
o Inhibitory molecule
o Most abundant inhibitory neuro transmitter
o Gaba is going to keep your brain under control
Opioid Peptides
o Primary inhibitory
o Greater length of effect when compared to GABA , bc interacts with different receptors (
ionotropic vs metabotropic receptors)
o Endorphins
Drugs and Neurotransmissions
1 ) effect the availability of neurotransmitters at the synapse
2 ) directly effects the receptors
4. Receptor interaction
Cns vs pns notes -- witin the pns the sns and ans
Within the ans the sympathetic system and para symplatheic system
Sympathetic = fight or flight system
Parasympathetic = discharge associated with normal function , balances the actions of the symp branch
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