Media Summary: L-DOPA is an amino acid involved in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter In this video, I discuss Parkinson's disease---the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer's disease. In this video I discuss the substantia nigra. I describe the

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L-DOPA is an amino acid involved in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter In this video, I discuss Parkinson's disease---the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer's disease. In this video I discuss the substantia nigra. I describe the Schizophrenia is a potentially severe psychiatric condition that involves a variety of symptoms. In this video, I discuss the ... Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ... Antipsychotics are a class of drugs primarily used to manage the symptoms of psychosis; they are most commonly used to treat ...

Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world. How alcohol acts on the central nervous system to produce intoxication is still poorly understood. In this video, I attempt to ... The ventral tegmental area, or VTA, is one of the In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in ... Psilocybin is a substance found in a number of mushroom species that can be ingested to cause psychoactive effects. Although ...

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

Dopamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System

2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System

In my

2-Minute Neuroscience: L-DOPA

2-Minute Neuroscience: L-DOPA

L-DOPA is an amino acid involved in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter

2-Minute Neuroscience: Parkinson's Disease

2-Minute Neuroscience: Parkinson's Disease

In this video, I discuss Parkinson's disease---the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer's disease.

2-Minute Neuroscience: Substantia Nigra

2-Minute Neuroscience: Substantia Nigra

In this video I discuss the substantia nigra. I describe the

2-Minute Neuroscience: Schizophrenia

2-Minute Neuroscience: Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a potentially severe psychiatric condition that involves a variety of symptoms. In this video, I discuss the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Antipsychotics

2-Minute Neuroscience: Antipsychotics

Antipsychotics are a class of drugs primarily used to manage the symptoms of psychosis; they are most commonly used to treat ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world.

2-Minute Neuroscience: Alcohol

2-Minute Neuroscience: Alcohol

How alcohol acts on the central nervous system to produce intoxication is still poorly understood. In this video, I attempt to ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

2-Minute Neuroscience: Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

The ventral tegmental area, or VTA, is one of the

2-Minute Neuroscience: GABA

2-Minute Neuroscience: GABA

In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Psilocybin

2-Minute Neuroscience: Psilocybin

Psilocybin is a substance found in a number of mushroom species that can be ingested to cause psychoactive effects. Although ...