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Neurotransmitters and Mood and Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

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Amino acid neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect

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Acetylcholine - excitatory or inhibitory
Glutamate - excitatory
Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) - inhibitory

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Biogenic amine neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect

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Dopamine - excitatory D1, inhibitory D2
Norepinephrine - excitatory
Epinephrine - excitatory
Serotonin - excitatory or inhibitory

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Neuropeptide neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect

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Substance P - excitatory

Opioids - inhibitory

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What is the monoamine hypothesis (depression)?

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Basis of depression is a depletion in levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine

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Location of pathways of serotonin?

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5-HT pathways
. cerebellum
. cerebral cortex
. striatum
. hippocampus
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Function of serotonin?

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Control arousal/sleep wake cycle
Implicated in behaviour/mood
appetitive
emotions

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Which pathway involves-
Cerebellum
Cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Limbic system
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Norepinephrine/Noradrenaline pathways

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Function of noradrenergic pathways?

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Influences arousal/wakefulness
Implicated in mood/behaviour
appetitive
sexual behaviour

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What are the three pathways of dopamine?

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Nigostriatal
Mesolimbic
Mesocortical

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Location of Nigostriatal pathway

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Striatum (Caudate/Putamen)

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Location of Mesolimbic/Mesocortical pathway (6)

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Ventral tegmental area
limbic areas
frontal lobe
nucleus accumbens
Hippocampus
Amygdala
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Where are the glucocorticoid receptors located in the brain? (4)

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hippocampus
pre-frontal cortex
amygdala
hypothalamus

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How does stress/cortisol impact the hippocampus?

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decreases dendrites of pyramidal cells, affecting memory

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How does stress/cortisol impact the prefrontal cortex?

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decrease dendrites of pyramidal cells, affecting emotion and attention

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How does stress/cortisol impact the amygdala?

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increases arborisation

potentially increases anxiety

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What are the areas of neurogenesis in the brain?

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Dentate Gyrus hippocampus

Subventricular zone

17
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What is the function of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor?

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increases neurogenesis

increases synaptic formation

18
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How does stress impact BDNF?

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reduces levels

19
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What is the normal role of 5-HT receptors?

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maintains positive emotion

prevents negative emotion

20
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What is the main serotonin receptor altered in chronic stress?

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