Psychopharmacology PPT Flashcards
1
Q
Projections of the nigrostriatal system?
A
From SN to caudate nucleus and putamen
2
Q
Projections of the mesolimbic system?
A
From VTA to limbic (NA, amygdala, and hippocampus)
3
Q
Cocaine blocks reuptake of __
A
Dopamine
4
Q
What does MAO do?
A
Within axon terminal, degrades dopamine
5
Q
__ cell bodies are located in brainstem raphe nuclei and project to cortex
A
Serotonin
6
Q
__ is an excitatory NT that interacts with NMDA, AMPA, Kainate receptors
A
Glutamate
7
Q
These receptors have benzo, barbiturate, and steroid binding sites
A
GABAa