Psychology 2020A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Adolf Von Baeyer, Gaba Receptor, Methylphenobarbital

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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Barbiturates effects when sniffed or inhaled acid (apple extract) to form barbituric acid sedative hypnotic and antiepileptic medication anxiety levels (aka tranquilizers or anxiolytics) 1864: german chemist adolf von baeyer combined urea (waste product in urine) with malonic. Antianxiety drugs medications that make the user feel more peaceful or tranquil by decreasing. Sedative-hypnotics category of depressant drugs that provide a sense of calm and sleep. 1903: first barbiturate (diethylbarbituric acid) was created and marketed under the name: barbituric acid itself has no behavioral effects but =when additional molecular groups combine with the acid, depressant effects are observed. Categories of barbiturates all are tasteless and odourless and induce sleep slow down neural activity in cns. However, too much gaba = extreme sedation, resp depression and death these drugs work by binding to the gabaa receptor at a site that is different than the side that.