NMDA receptor

mother. Secrets are the paradox of honesty, which is why I saw such insanity in telling my mother the truth. But, after close examination of this quote, I knew exactly what I had to tell her; that I was gay. Homosexuality became my identity, just like NMDA became hers. From my outing, the slope of the line was in fact,…

The brain, like most body organs, is vulnerable to damage from the consumption of alcohol (Oscar–Berman & Marinkovic, 2004). Alcohol, unlike most other drugs with abuse potential has no identified target receptor in the brain (Stanford, 2009). Alcohol affects numerous neurotransmitter systems through its action on the membranes of neurons (Stanford, 2009). The probability of brain damage and related neurobehavioral deficits from alcohol consumption differs among individuals (Oscar–Berman &…

Schizophrenia is a chronic disabling condition afflicting 1 percent of the population (1) and characterized by symptoms that can be broadly divided into three categories: positive, negative and cognitive. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include perceptual disturbances in the form of auditory and visual hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and disorganized behavior. Negative symptoms may include lack of motivation, social withdrawal, poverty of speech and lack of pleasure. Seven…

dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. Acute alcohol intoxication leads to an incentive motivation as the firing of dopamine is decreased during withdrawal leading to a desire to drink to fire dopamine once again. Endogenous opioids interact with opioid receptors leading to a sense of euphoria. Seeing that alcohol increases the release of such opioids, naturally produced in the body, it is speculated that the opioid system is the main contributing factor to the addictive properties of alcohol. The…

In life, we have our own morals and perspectives which determines who we are. These attributes contribute to our development to adulthood and is still susceptible to change. This is the very thought that shapes who we are. As a result, we learn to be more understanding and to be perceptive of the reality we live in. The author of Brain on FIre, Susannah Cahalan, uses different points of view and plot to exemplify the contrast between the reality we live in and those in our heads. This…

Riluzole, an anti-glutamatergic drug that acts by blocking NMDA receptors, is proven to reduce the excitotoxicity in ALS, modestly improving the prognosis [13]; its combination with multidisciplinary care and respiratory support can slow clinical deterioration and improve life quality [1]. Regardless of these therapeutic…

A Comprehensive Research Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Zachary Thomas Abnormal Psychology (Psy 341-1004) Dr. Robert Kutner November 20, 2014 To most people, just the thought of the aging process causes much distress and worry. Those feelings of dread will be reinforced, when researching a particular disease. This disease causes the individual to lose their mind. "Described as a clinicopathological state literally meaning the ‘loss of the ability to think. (Shan, 2012)" It is called…

Genre Analysis: Three Different Voices of Retrograde Amnesia The main purpose of writing in psychology is to share existent or new knowledge in the field with a wider audience. Since many psychology-related research are conducted within institutionalized laboratories, only a selective group of people, such as researchers, research assistants, and research review board members know about the conducted research’s progress. Therefore, scientists, who obtain respectable degrees, usually write…

hypotheses: Interruption of long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus. Hippocampal cells signal other hippocampal cells, this signaling produces a large response. Alcohol prevents these cells signaling one another but locking the activation of NMDA receptor. This process impairs LTP. Third hypotheses: alcohol might stimuli hippocampal functioning which effect by impairing the messages. Consuming alcohol can cause confusing, loss in control of the body motion, violent behavior, and can put…

promazine, fluphenazine, pimozide gives drug induced parkinsonism. Typical antipsychotics show their effect on the dopamine receptors that are widely distributed in the stratum of the brain. For this reason, all the patients who are taking drugs of this class may have a risk for developing Parkinson. Atypical antipsychotic such as Risperidone causes parkinsonism as it binds to D2 receptors in a dose dependent…