4.5 Impacts of Drugs on Neurotransmission
The Influence of Drugs on Neurotransmitters is important to know. Different drugs impact neurotransmitters differently.
Lets Watch this video on: The Influence of Drugs on Neurotransmitters – AP Psychology
The Influence of Drugs on Neurotransmitters – AP Psychology. by Khan Academy. Lin Lectures.(1)
Transcript
Some neurotransmitters are:
- dopamine
- serotonin –
- norepinephrine
- endogenous opioids (endorphin and enkephalin)
- acetylcholine
- endogenous cannabinoids (anandamide)
- glutamate
- gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
For More Information:
- Addiction and the brain: the role of neurotransmitters in the cause and treatment of drug dependence – CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)(2)
- How Drugs affect Neurotransmitters – McGill University (3)
- 2 minutes neuroscience on Synaptic Transmission (discuss synaptic transmission. I describe the synapse, synaptic cleft, release of neurotransmitter and its interaction with receptors, and the ways neurotransmitter is cleared from the synaptic cleft)(4)
ATTRIBUTION:
This chapter is not covered by the adaptation statement, it is an original work.
Reference
- Lin Lectures. (2016, June 30). The Influence of Drugs on Neurotransmitters – AP Psychology [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVJjWYXS4JM
- Tomkins, D. M. (2001, March 20). Addiction and the brain: the role of neurotransmitters in the cause and treatment of drug dependence. CMAJ. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/164/6/817
- THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. (n.d.). https://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_03/i_03_m/i_03_m_par/i_03_m_par_heroine.html
- Neuroscientifically Challenged. (2014, July 22). 2-Minute Neuroscience: Synaptic Transmission [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhowH0kb7n0
