Neural communication and evolutionary biology- Lecture 3

What are the two types of neural communication?

Name 3 characteristics of a neurotransmitter

is Glutamate inhibitory or excitatory?

Name some ionotropic glutamatergic receptors

GABA exists in 3 classes, are these excitatory or inhibitory?

Describe these three classes

Name 2 drugs that influence GABA

Name the pathway of the brain: Acetylcholine

Name the pathway of the brain: Dopamine

What is Dopamine used for and what drugs effect it?

Name the pathway of the brain: Noradrenaline

Name the pathway of the brain: Serotonin and what does it do?

Name some ways in which drugs effect pre synaptic mechanisms

Name some ways in which drugs effect post synaptic mechanisms

Name the difference between an agonist and a receptor agonist

Name the difference between a competitive antagonist and non-competitive antagonist