Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adenosine Receptor, Anandamide, Psilocybin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Michael Atkinson

Document Summary

Next time finish chapter 3 - page especially 98-104. Drug e ects: increase of decrease the amount of transmitter, processes that terminate transmitter action, stimulates or blocks receptor sites. Marijuana: thc binds to natural cannabinoid receptors (anandamide, stimulates release of da by blocking gaba modulator. Alcohol: binds with receptors for ach, 5-ht, and gaba, gaba prolongs opening of cl- channels, reducing activity in the post synaptic membrane. Cocaine: stimulates release of dopamine (da, prevents re-uptake. Psilocybin: stimulates receptor molecules, duplicating e ects of serotonin, agonist - something that releases or has the same kind of e ects as neurotransmitters as the neurotransmic. Ecstasy (mdma: blocks re-uptake of serotonin, antagonist. Nicotine: agonist, stimulates receptor molecules, duplicating e ects of ach. Projection areas: topographic representation, drawing a map on cortex, contralateral control, right control left, left control right, functional assignment of space. How to get information: scan intact brain, look at evidence from brain damage, direct stimulation of the cortex.