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1. Introduction
2. Contents of lecture
3. The nature of chemical neurotransmission
4. What is a neurotransmitter?
5. What is a neuromodulator?
6. What are the criteria for a neurotransmitter?
7. Neurotransmitters are important in psychiatry
8. Neurotransmitters/neuromodulators in the brain
9. How do neurotransmitters work - definitions
10. How do neurotransmitters work?
11. Sodium - potassium ATPase
12. Mechanisms governing neurotransmitter release
13. Synaptic transmission and second messengers
14. What are the different types of receptors?
15. Structure of metabotropic receptor
16. How do simple molecules produce diverse effects?
17. Examples for a diverse receptor types
18. 1st mechanism for switching off neurotransmitters
19. 2nd mechanism for switching off neurotransmitters
20. Synthesis and metabolism of acetylcholine
21. Can gases act as neurotransmitters?
22. How can gases act as neurotransmitters - NO
23. How can gases act as neurotransmitters - CO
24. Presynaptic modulations of neurotransmission
25. Is the brain ''hard-wired'' or ''plastic''
26. Neuron repair process

Topics Covered

• Chemical neurotransmission
• What is a neurotransmitter?
• Neurotransmission: mechanism of action
• Mechanisms governing neurotransmitter release
• Different types of receptor
• Switching off neurotransmitters
• Synthesis and metabolism of acetylcholine
• Gases as neurotransmitters
• Presynaptic modulation of neurotransmission
• Is the brain "hard-wired" or "plastic"?

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Series:

• Psychopharmacogenetics

Categories:

• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Brian Leonard has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.