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Chapter 4: The Chemistry of Behavior Flashcards

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Criteria of classic neurotransmitters

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  1. Present in synaptic axon terminals
  2. Presynaptic cell has enzymes for NT (makes for a reason)
  3. Action potentials produce significant release of NTs
  4. NT receptors located on the postsynaptic cell
  5. Application of NT produces change in postsynaptic cell
  6. If you block NT release, it prevents the postsynaptic effects
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Neuropharmacology

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The discovery and study of compounds that selectively affect the functioning of the nervous system.

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Neuropeptides

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Short string of amino acids

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Retrograde Transmitters

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Go from postsynaptic cell to presynaptic cell (backwards)

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Amino Acids (ex)

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GABA and Glutamate

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GABA

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Primary fast inhibitory NT

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Glutamate

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Primary fast excitatory NT

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Monoamines (ex)

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NTs involved in regulating mood and memory

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Dopamine, Norepinephrine,
and Epinephrine are all…

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Monoamines

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Acetylcholine

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A compound that functions as a NT

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Ligand

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Any substance that binds to a receptor and has some sort of effect

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Agonists

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Substances that mimic hormones/neurotransmitters to trigger a response when they bind to a receptor

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Antagonists

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Substances that block the action of other substances, such as agonists.

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Inverse Agonist

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Produces opposite effect from normal activation of a receptor

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Competitive Ligand

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A drug that binds to the same receptor site as another ligand/agonist and prevents the agonist from binding and activating the receptor.

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Non-Competitive Ligand

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A compound that binds to a receptor protein at a different site than an agonist and prevents the agonists biological response

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Nicotinic Receptor

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Ionotropic and Excitatory

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Muscarinic Receptor

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Postganglionic cells of autonomic system (parasympathetic)

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Dopamine D1 and D5

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Stimulate production of cyclic AMP (cAMP)

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Dopamine D2, D3, and D4

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Inhibit production of cAMP

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Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA): DA Neurons

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Involved in reward, emotion, reinforcement, and addiction

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Substantia Nigra: DA Neurons

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Innervate the dorsal striatum = motor control

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Parkinsons Disease

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Destruction of Substantia Nigra dopamine neurons

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Norepinephrine a1

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Activates Phospholipase C

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Norepinephrine B1 and B2

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Stimulatory to cAMP system

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Norepinephrine a2

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Inhibitory to cAMP system

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Serotonin

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Involved in mood, anxiety, sleep, and variety of other functions

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Generalization

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The RECEPTOR determines whether NT is excitatory or inhibitory

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GABA

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The primary inhibitory NT in the central nervous system

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GABA A

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Receptor, Ionotropic, Chloride Channel

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GABA B

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Receptor, Metabotropic, Slow IPSP

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Glutamate

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Primary fast excitatory NT in the Central Nervous System

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NMDA Receptor

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Magnesium block requires depolarization to open

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AMPA Receptor

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Sodium channels that when open, produce EPSP

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Glutamate Synapses

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Found on dendritic spine heads

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GABA Synapses

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Found on the dendritic shaft of spine, cell bodies, and close to axon hillock

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Peptide

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Co-Transmitters

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Opioid Peptide

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Usually released with GABA from GABAergic neurons

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Gases

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Often retrograde. Simply diffuses across cell membrane

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Gas Example

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Nitric Oxide

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Binding Affinity

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The strength of the binding interaction between a single biomolecule (protein/DNA) to its ligand/binding partner

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Dose Response Curve

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The graphical relationship between the dose of a drug versus the effects the drug exerts on the system.

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Metabolic Tolerance

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Tolerance is built due to change in how the drug is metabolized (by the liver)

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Functional Tolerance

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The ability of an individual’s brain to adapt and operate normally even when exposed to high levels of alcohol or drugs
- Underlies withdrawal symptoms

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Sensitization

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The opposite of tolerance

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Serotonin Reuptake Transporter

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SERT

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Norepinephrine Reuptake Transporter

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NET

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Dopamine Reuptake Transporter

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DAT

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1st Generation Antipsychotics

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Antagonist activity at dopamine D2 receptors

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2nd Generation Antipsychotics

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Actions other than or in addition to D2 receptor

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Antidepressent

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Class of drugs that relieve symptoms of depression

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Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors

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A class of enzymes that break down and thereby inactivate monoamine transmitters

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Anxiolytics

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A class of substances that are used to combat anxiety

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Anxiolytics Examples

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Alcohol, Opiates, Barbiturates, and Benzodiazepines

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Depressents

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A drug that reduces the excitability of neurons

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Barbiturate

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A powerful sedative anxiolytic with dangerous addiction and overdose potential

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Benzodiazepine Agonists

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A class of anti-anxiety drugs that bind to sites on GABA A receptors

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Neuroactive Drugs

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Drugs used to alter consciousness

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Efficacy

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The extent to which ligand activated receptor.
- May not activate it as well as another drug.

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Competitive Ligand

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Competes with it for its binding site.

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Non-Competitive Ligand

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Will bind to a place where the neurotransmitter does not bind to.

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Exogenous

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Comes from outside the body

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Endogenous

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Comes from inside the body

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iGluRs

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Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors

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Direct

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Binds directly to the receptor site

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Indirect

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Blocking reuptake / “do something else”
- Does not bind to receptor site

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ED 50 Curve

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Dose that produces half the maximal effect

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Maximal Response Curve

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Where the drugs response maxes out

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Therapeutic Index Curve

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Distance between LD50 and TD50

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LD50

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Dose that kills half of the people/animals that receive it

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TD50

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Dose that produces toxicity in half of the people/animals that receive it.

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Upregulation

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The more the receptors, the more neurotransmitters bind.

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Down regulation

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When agonists bind for a longer time = desensitization

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Tricyclics

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Block NET and SERT

75
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Alcohol

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Structure is very similar to water which allows it to flow freely through the body.

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