PSYB64H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cholinergic, Prescription Drug, Phenylketonuria
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We will conduct a tutorial for interested students on this information for the first hour of lecture. We will not be taping this tutorial but slides used will be posted. Any questions can be discussed at office hours if you miss the tutorial. Not responsible for content on pages 151 to 163 in chapter 5 unless specifically mentioned in lecture. You are responsible for content on pages 164 to 172. Now a little about psychopharmacology: identifying neurochemicals. Types of neurotransmitters: drug actions at the synapse. Neurotransmitter production, storage & release: basic principles of drug effects, note: lecture content is from chapter 4. You are only responsible for the content covered in these lecture slides. But first, what is a neurochemical: 3 general categories. Neurotransmitters: a chemical messenger that communicates across a synapse. Neuromodulators: a chemical messenger that communicates with target cells more distant than the synapse by diffusing away from the point of release.
