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- Introduction
- Contents of lecture
- The nature of chemical neurotransmission
- What is a neurotransmitter?
- What is a neuromodulator?
- What are the criteria for a neurotransmitter?
- Neurotransmitters are important in psychiatry
- Neurotransmitters/neuromodulators in the brain
- How do neurotransmitters work - definitions
- How do neurotransmitters work?
- Sodium - potassium ATPase
- Mechanisms governing neurotransmitter release
- Synaptic transmission and second messengers
- What are the different types of receptors?
- Structure of metabotropic receptor
- How do simple molecules produce diverse effects?
- Examples for a diverse receptor types
- 1st mechanism for switching off neurotransmitters
- 2nd mechanism for switching off neurotransmitters
- Synthesis and metabolism of acetylcholine
- Can gases act as neurotransmitters?
- How can gases act as neurotransmitters - NO
- How can gases act as neurotransmitters - CO
- Presynaptic modulations of neurotransmission
- Is the brain ''hard-wired'' or ''plastic''
- 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"?
Talk Citation
Leonard, B. (2007, October 1). The nature of chemical neurotransmission [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.69645/DBTZ1139.Export Citation (RIS)
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Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Brian Leonard has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.