Psychobiology/Pharm Flashcards
(32 cards)
Frontal Lobe
personality
thoughts
decisions
impulse
Limbic system
fibers connection across brain that trigger emotions
olfactory
Synapses
junction between two neurons
cleft - spaces between
pre- toward
post- away
Neurotransmitters
bind to receptor on postsynaptic to determine to produce a response or not
agonist
get response
antagonist
no response
inactivated
break down enzyme
reuptake
return to vesicle to store
neuron
the door
receptor
the lock
the ligand
key
vesicle
keymaster (mama
Acetylcholine
memory, learning, big movement
muscles contraction, sleep, arousal, pain, memory, cognition
Norepinephrine
motivation/vigilance (fight/flight)
attention, concentration, memory, cardiovascular
Dopamine
reward/fine movement
risky randy wants a reward
seratonin
from tryptophan
mood aggression, appetite, libido, SI, judgement
histamine
allergic/inflammation reaction
CNS
Wake/Alert
GABA
inhibitory – prevent postsyn excitement
reduces anxiety
Glutamate
excitatory
Learning/memory
Endorphin/Ekephalins
pain/peristalsis
Sub p
pain/sensory
Somatostatin
GH
Which symptoms are relieved by psychopharmacology?
Behavior and physical
Not emotional
Vasopressin
polydipsia
