PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Latrodectus, Botulism

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 001
• Professor: elizabeth

Document Summary

The usually blocks the receptor site, or block reuptake. Can always pin down one behavior to one neurotransmitter and sometimes overlap. If you bock it can result in paralysis. If you increase it can result in violent muscle twitching. Botulism- found in contaminated food, and blocks acetylcholine. Used to treat migraine, for excessive sweating. Black widow spider causes a surge of acetylcholine. Linked to memory, alzheimer"s usually have lower levels of acetylcholine. (currently drugs are being tested to slow the progression of the. Prozac ssri (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) By doing this it forces serotonin to stay there so it absorbs more. Individuals with depression have an undersupply of serotonin. Implicated in sleep, eating, pain, aggressive behavior. If you block the receptor site (lowers dopamine, you don"t allow it to do its job. ) People to suffer from parkinson"s, tend to have lower levels of dopamine. The neurons that produce it begin to die off.