NU643 2022 January Week 2 Discussion Latest

NU643 Advance Psychopharmacology

Week 2 Discussion 

Neurotransmitters

Initial Post

By now, you have chosen your neurotransmitter topic for this discussion forum.

Topic 1: Dopamine

Topic 2: Norepinephrine

Topic 3: Gaba-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Topic 4: Serotonin

Topic 5: Glutamate

For this discussion, each student will create a four to five slide PowerPoint presentation including voice-over, that will be used to educate your fellow classmates on your chosen topic. Be creative in presenting your topic and include at least two references (in APA format) beyond Stahl for your information.

Each student is to create a PowerPoint for their topic and submit to this discussion forum when complete.

Please answer the following questions in your presentation.

What is the function of your neurotransmitter?

What is the pathway of origin and projections?

Is your neurotransmitter excitatory or inhibitory?

What behaviors are associated with this neurotransmitter?