PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Drug Tolerance, Dopamine Agonist
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Science publication nature - certain (cid:498)cognitive-enhancing(cid:499) drugs improve. Falsified prescriptions or purchase from someone with prescription. Treating adhd with prescription drugs controversial - Aagaard and hansen adverse effects of cognitive enhancement medication is hampered because many participants drop out and duration of studies is short. Both drugs share pharmacological properties of cocaine: stimulating. Amphetamine, benzedrine, dextroamphetamine (dexedrine) - prescribed for: complex neural effects of amphetamine stimulants center on learning at the synapse by means of habituation and sensitization. Drugs produce side effects - sleep disruption, loss of appetite, and headaches. Psychopharmacology - study of how drugs affect the nervous system and behavior. Ways drugs are administered, the routes they take to reach the central nervous system, and how they are eliminated from the body. Group psychoactive drugs based on their major behavioral effects and on how they act on neurons.
