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KanMan
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 Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject: Synaptic Effects of Most Major Drugs! |
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Flash Media presentation primarily depicts how drugs interact with dopamine neurotransmitters to demonstrate the brain's reward pathway. University of Utah performs a valuable public service by making this kind of well explained science available, and understandable.
Learn.Genetics
Genetic Science Learning Center
at the University of Utah
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu:80/units/addiction/drugs/mouse.cfm
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The simplified mechanisms of drug action presented here are just a small part of the story. When drugs enter the body they elicit very complex effects in many different regions of the brain. Often they interact with many different types of neurotransmitters and may bind with a variety of receptor types in a variety of different locations. For example, THC in marijuana can bind with cannabinoid receptors located on the presynaptic and/or postsynaptic cell in a synapse.
Where applicable, this presentation primarily depicts how drugs interact with dopamine neurotransmitters because this website focuses on the brain's reward pathway. Mouse Party is designed to provide a small glimpse into the chemical interactions at the synaptic level that cause the drug user to feel 'high'. |
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David
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Boring, my kids loved it, but I won't let them play games about Drugs, who are they aiming this at? |
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Nachtschattenreich
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Karl Popper would advise not to confuse he model that imagines the human brain as a rat in a lab cage with the reality of the human brain. |
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