Essays Tagged: "neurotransmitters"

research paper on marijuana

ain's system, resulting in nothing being remembered.6)Cannabinoids also tone down the production of neurotransmitters, slowing everything down when things seem to be too fast.7)Cannabinoids, through a ...

(5 pages) 306 1 3.1 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Abnormal Psychology - Mental Disorders

se for many years is a chemical imbalance in the brain. This could be an imbalance in the number of neurotransmitters and/or an imbalance in the amount of dopamine. Stress is not thought of as directl ...

(9 pages) 467 1 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Tourettes syndrome

ome is a neurological disorder that researchers believe is caused by and abnormal metabolism of the neurotransmitters dopamire and serotonin. It is genetically transmitted from parent to child. There ...

(4 pages) 66 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, including care, nursing diagnosis, signs and symptoms.

ed to carry electrical impulses from the axon of one cell to the dendrite of another. The number of neurotransmitters have been found in the brain tissue of patients with dementia and Alzheimer's. Alz ...

(3 pages) 296 2 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Are Electro-Convulsion Treatments Harmful?

ausing a seizure with an electrical shock. This seizure releases many chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters, which deliver messages from one brain cell to another. It is believed that this j ...

(4 pages) 28 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Antidepressants.

amount of scientists support the view that people with depression have an imbalance of the brain's neurotransmitters, the chemicals that allow nerve cells in the brain to communicate with each other. ... the brain to communicate with each other. They believe that an imbalance in serotonin, one of these neurotransmitters, may be an important factor in the development and severity of depression. Abnorma ...

(2 pages) 104 2 4.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Dysthymia Could be Caused by Biological Factors: A Truth or a Myth?

vertheless, evidence has been found that strongly suggest that biological factors such as genes and neurotransmitters play a role in mood disorders such as bipolar depression and substance use disorde ... hymia was found up to this stage (cite, book). Nevertheless, several studies found abnormalities in neurotransmitters activities and dysregulation of neuroendocrine (cite) in dysthymic patients. Rabin ...

(7 pages) 45 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The Mind/Body Problem

gs: the physical, and the mental. The 'physical' are things that exist in a material sense, such as neurotransmitters, DNA, and so on, whereas the 'mental' are things that do not exist in a material s ...

(6 pages) 246 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Anxiety Disorder

xiety, according to the UC Davis Health Systems website. These suggest that an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters may contribute to anxiety. It was found that the chemical serotonin plays a major ... eport states that there is a particular interest in possible defective genes that regulate specific neurotransmitters, including serotonin and dopamine.Furthermore, not only can genetics play a part i ...

(6 pages) 404 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

A basic essay discussing how the brain sends messages throughout the body, how chemicals affect the brain, and explains the left and right brain.

r cells at points of contact called synapses. This causes the release of chemical neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters are molecules that are used to communicate messages from a transmitting nerve cell ... or any part of it is missing then one will have trouble communicating.There are different kinds of neurotransmitters. The main ones are called Noradrenalin, Dopamine, Serotonin, and GABA. There are t ...

(7 pages) 123 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Understanding and Overcoming ADHD

eptable behavior. People's brains with ADHD may not be able to use the brain's main signal senders, neurotransmitters, the way it is suppose to. The front part of the brain has very little to do with ...

(6 pages) 98 0 4.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Bipolar Disorder

rs work together to ignite the disease, They believe that the disease is caused by altered level of neurotransmitters in the brain. Therefore, some of the first signs of illnesses are triggered by lif ...

(3 pages) 117 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Drugs

come psychologically addicted to a drug.Within the limbic system, drugs work on the brain by way of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are the chemicals which allow our nerve cells to communicate wi ... nsmitters are the chemicals which allow our nerve cells to communicate with each other. Some of the neurotransmitters affected by drugs are serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. The class of drugs c ...

(12 pages) 160 1 4.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Understanding the way an addict thinks.... Why they need the excessive amounts of drugs/alcohol all the time...

or the drug causes a normal person to do abnormal things.The pleasure chamber in the brain releases neurotransmitters, which in turn give you pleasure. The problem is that the specific drug blocks reu ... u pleasure. The problem is that the specific drug blocks reuptake. This causes the brain to release neurotransmitters and not replenish them. Without any neurotransmitters, the addict is depressed all ...

(7 pages) 60 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Psychology 101 Biomedical Therapies

commonly referred to as Psychoactive drugs (Psychopharmacology). These drugs imitate the effects of neurotransmitters, increase neurotransmitter amounts, or block receptor sites. The problem with thes ... y do not mimic the normal brain process perfectly. This is because of the complexity of interacting neurotransmitters. There can also be side effects, which may cause undesired conditions liked Tardiv ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

General Overview of Schizophrenia.

be the main cause is a chemical imbalance in the brain. This could be an imbalance in the number of neurotransmitters and/or an imbalance in the amount of dopamine. The exact cause(s) of schizophrenia ...

(2 pages) 98 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Hippocrates vs. Neuroscience: A comparison between Hippocrates' theory of four humors and todays knowledge of neuroscience.

s work. For instance, we know that it is not the body fluids that influence behavior, but it is the neurotransmitters that cause changes in personality, mood and behavior. For example the neurotransmi ...

(1 pages) 21 0 2.3 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Heredity and Hormones

ion process, between neurons. The potential for actions that take place in the brain are carried by neurotransmitters these are hormonal. Hormones spur on chemical changes needed for development and g ...

(3 pages) 117 0 4.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Communication process of Neurons in the Brain

ponse to the following: Explain the communication process of neurons in the brain. List some common neurotransmitters and describe their effect on behavior.The information transmitted between the brai ... The synapse bridges the gap between neurons. A single synapse contains presynaptic ending where the neurotransmitters, cell organelles, and mitochondria work in harmony. Receptor sites for neurotransm ...

(1 pages) 203 1 2.8 Dec/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Neuronal Functions

are electrical currents which run the length of the axon and signal the terminal boutons to release neurotransmitters. The structures inside the neurons are what will reveal how each of these actions ... grow back in the same place.Inside of the terminal boutons are small vesicles that are filled with neurotransmitters. When the action potential arrives and calcium ions fuse with the neuronal membran ...

(7 pages) 54 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology