pharmacology Neurons

acetylcholine

binds to nicotinic ion channels

• attention

• memory

• sensory processing

dopamine

lacking can causes ADHD and schizophrenia

• controlling movement

• reward system

• thoughts and emotions

• flow of information

norepinephrine

released during stress

• emotions/ mood

• attention

• anxiety

• antianxiety/ antidepressant

glutamate

• most abundant neurotransmitter

• excitatory transmitter

• increase electric pulse

• increase the amount of neurons fired

• learning

• memory

serotonin

• mood

• appetite

• sleep

• antidepressant

• lack of causes depression

Y- aminobutyric acid (GABA)

• slows down electric pulse

• opens negatively charged chloride ion channel

unmyelinated axon

slow at energy transfer

myelinated axon

• has multiple membranes

• faster at energy transfer

G- Protein coupled receptors

• inhibit neurons

• tone down neurons

Ionotropic receptor

• ion channel

• enhance the release of dopamine

• combine effects on dopamine and GABA neurons

dopamine transporter

• blocks reuptake (recycling cycle)

• accumulation of extracellular dopamine targeted structure

opiate

• naturel from plants

• alkaloids that resembles morphine

• poppy plants

opioid

• synthetic from labs

• any drugs that binds opioid receptor

• has morphine like effect

• reward

• addiction

• dependence