The study of drugs that affect the nervous system is known as…?

Psychopharmacology studies the effects of psychotropic drugs, particularly those that affect…

Psychotropic drugs exert their effects by altering a _______ and ultimately change the activity of a neurotransmitter.

Psychotropic drugs facilitate the effects of a neurotransmitter, and are called _____ ?

Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via ______.

Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can ______ neurons 

How can certain drugs affect the brain?

Psychotropic drugs inhibit the effects of particular neurotransmitters, and are called ______.

Excitatory neurotransmitters result in the production of a/an ______.

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas neurotransmitter that:

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in _______.

A ________  produces the same effect as dopamine by binding to the same receptors.

Which of the following mechanisms would you associate with an antagonist drug action?

Neurotransmitters released by the presynaptic neurons bind to the receptors on the ____

Individuals that suffer from Parkinson’s disease produce insufficient amounts of _______.

Which of these compounds generates a feeling of well-being and inhibits the sensation of pain?

When cocaine is used as a stimulant, it interferes with the CNS and the reuptake of  _____ at the synapses.

When a cannabinoid molecule binds to its specific receptor, it ____________________, This leads to decreased muscle contraction.

Drugs like amphetamine (“speed”) and its related drug ecstasy are excitatory drugs that…

If drug is taken over a period of time, then the synapse may be modified to adjust to its use. This is known as…?

Enkephalins are peptide neurotransmitters that function in the perception of pain. This is because______.

Neurotransmitter ‘keys’ open the________’locks’ on the surface of the dendrites of the post-synaptic neurons, which excites or inhibits the post-synaptic neurons into activating or not.

Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates and other central nervous system depressant drugs act primarily on a neurotransmitter substance known as_____ .

Marijuana has a complex set of effects. Which neurotransmitters does it act on?

Opioid drugs bind to special _________in the brain (the ‘mu’, ‘kappa’, ‘sigma’ ‘delta’ and ‘gamma’ receptors) that are associated with pain.