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Topic 1: Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
What is neuro psychopharmacology,
What are drug actions,
What are drug effects
43
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Topic 2: Pharmacodynamics and Drug Tolerance
What are pharmacodynamics,
What is a ligand,
What is a receptor
42
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Topic 3: Research Methods in Pharmacology
What are neurobiological techniques,
What does in vivo mean,
What does in vitro mean
45
cards
Topic 4: Acetylcholine
What are the six criteria for neu...,
What are neuromodulators,
What are types of neuromodulators
19
cards
Topic 5: Acetylcholine Receptors
Where does cholinergic neurotrans...,
What are agonists of muscarinic r...,
What are antagonists of muscarini...
26
cards
Topic 6: Dopamine
What aee monoamines,
What are the three catecholamines,
What is the process of dopamine s...
28
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Topic 7: Norepinephrine
What is the process of synthesis ...,
How is catecholamine broken down,
What are the characteristics of t...
28
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Topic 8: Serotonin
What is serotonin s effect on the...,
What are the steps of synthesis o...,
What are the steps of serotonin c...
10
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Topic 9: Serotonergic Systems and Receptors
Where are serotonergic receptors ...,
What is the caudal raphe nuclei,
What is the rostral raphe nuclei
24
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Topic 10: Glutamate
What are amino acid neurotransmit...,
What are excitatory amino acid nt,
What are inhibitory amino acid nt
33
cards
Topic 11: Glutamate Receptors
What are group 1 metabotropic glu...,
What are group 2 metabotropic glu...,
What are group 3 metabotropic glu...
30
cards
Topic 12: GABA and Glycine
What is gamma amino butyric acid ...,
How is gaba synthesized,
What is the vesicular transport o...
35
cards
Topic 13: Neuropeptides
What are neuropeptides,
How are neuropeptides formed,
What are the structures of peptides
33
cards
Topic 14: Orexigenic Peptides
What are orexigenic peptides,
What is the gut brain axis,
What is leptin
32
cards
Topic 15: Oxytocin and Vasopressin
When was oxytocin discovered,
What is vasopressin,
What is the expression and functi...
21
cards
Topic 16: Opiates and Opioids
What is an opiate,
What is an opioid,
What is the difference between op...
30
cards
Topic 17: Opioid Receptors and Systems
What is opioid potency,
How do morphine and naloxone impa...,
How were opioid receptors discovered
28
cards
Topic 18: Opioid Reinforcement and Dependence
How are the reinforcing effects o...,
What is the course of heroin self...,
What is the mesolimbic dopamine p...
18
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Topic 19: Cocaine
What are stimulants psychostimula...,
What is cocaine,
What is the history of cocaine
21
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Topic 20: Cocaine Systems
What is cocaine use in the usa,
What is the history of cocaine an...,
What is prenatal cocaine exposure
21
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Topic 21: Amphetamines
What are amphetamines,
What are the historical impacts o...,
What are the pharmacokinetics of ...
26
cards
Topic 22: Nicotine and Caffeine
What is nicotine,
What is the administration of nic...,
What is the reinforcement pathway...
22
cards
Topic 23: Barbiturates
What are anxiolytic sedative hypn...,
What is anxiety,
In what ways can anxiety be benef...
26
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Topic 24: Benzodiazepines
What is meprobamate mpb,
What was the development of benzo...,
What are the effects of benzodiaz...
22
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Topic 25: Alcohol
How popular is alcohol,
What is the historical evidence o...,
What are the three classes of alc...
51
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Topic 26: Cannabis
What is cannabis sativa,
What is the history of cannabis use,
What is the history of cannabis r...
20
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Topic 27: Endocannabinoids
What are cannabinoid receptors,
What are cb1 receptors in the cns,
What are the characteristics of c...
33
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Topic 28: Hallucinogens
What are hallucinogens,
What is mescaline,
What is psilocybin
27
cards
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