PSY-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anandamide, Super Bowl Xxxi, Cannabinoid

• School: University of Tampa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY-220
• Professor: Odgaard, Eric C

Document Summary

Chapter two: synapse: temporal summation and spatial summation ordinarily occur together, the order of a series of axons influences the results. Monoamines (also modified from amino acids) (chains of. No (nitric oxide), maybe others (calms adrenaline), substance. Activating receptors of the postsynaptic cell: the effect of a neurotransmitter depends on its receptor on the postsynaptic cell, transmitter-gated or ligand-gated channels are controlled by a neurotransmitter. Ionotropic effects: occurs when a neurotransmitter attaches to receptors and immediately opens ion channels, most effects, occur very quickly (sometimes less than a millisecond after attaching) and are very short lasting, rely on glutamate or gaba. Opiate drugs and endorphins: opiates attach to specific receptors in the brain, the brain produces certain neuropeptides now known as endorphins a contraction of endogenous morphines, opiate drugs exert their effects by binding to the same receptors as endorphins. Proteins and peptides: composed of chains of amino acids, attaches to membrane receptors where they activate second messenger systems.