 Introduction
Neurotransmission is an extremely important concept within
physiological psychology and neuroscience. Understanding aspects of the
action potential, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and how receptors work
is the key to developing psychopharmacologic agents and reducing the effects
of numerous psychological disorders. This section reviews these concepts and
others. It also provides the underlying knowledge for basic
psychopharmacology and the pharmacology of illicit drugs.
One word of warning, this section is extremely complex and requires a
significant amount of study time to understand what is involved with
neurotransmission.
After completing this lesson you should understand / be
able to
 | Understand and describe the process of the action
potential. |
| Understand structures within receptors and how they
work in neurotransmission. |
| Understand the various neurotransmitters and their
primary function. |
| Understand thoroughly how neurons communicate within
themselves and with other neurons. |
| Understand structures within receptors and how they
work in neurotransmission. |
Important Terms
| Depolarization |
| GABA |
| Glutamate |
| G Proteins |
| Hyperpolarization |
| Metabotrophic |
| Monoamines |
| Neurotransmitters |
| NMDA |
| Peptides |
| Protein Kinase |
| Reuptake
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