Which topics are covered in the lecture?
Neurotransmission, action potentials, EPSPs and IPSPs, ionotropic and metabotropic receptors, NMDA-receptor, mechanisms to stop the process of neurotransmission, graded potentials, psychopharmacology, pharmacokinetics, depression, antidepressants.
Which topics are discussed that are not discussed in the literature?
The only thing is that in the literature there had been explained that therapists have to use trial and error to find out which antidepressant works for their clients. They just try some drugs and see if they work.
Which recent developments in the field are discussed?
First there was the monoamine hypothesis, but nowadays there is a revised monoamine hypothesis.
Besides that, first people thought that adolescents became suicidal as an consequence of antidepressants. It turns out that this isn’t true.
Which comments are made by the lecturer with regard to the exam?
There were no comments made in the lecture about the exam.
Which questions are dealt with that can be asked during the examination?
There were no questions asked that can also be asked on the exam.
Which topics are covered in the lecture?
What neuroendocrinology is, the influence of the pituitary and hypothalamus on this phenomenon, the relation between ACTH and cortisol, CRH, feedback system, where cortisol reacts, somatostatin, oxitose, stress, functions of cortisol, receptors of cortisol, cushing’s disease, steroids, the influence of cortisol on the brain.
Which topics are discussed that are not discussed in the literature?
In the lecture there was said that you can measure cortisol by cutting off an hair from your head. If you divide this hair in pieces of one centimetre, you can see how much cortisol there was in your body every month. You then know in which months you were very stressed or the opposite.
People have a very good memory for stress in combination with the place where they felt this stress. For example when your wallet is stolen in a creepy neighbourhood. Each time you walk through that neighbourhood, you will think about the moment you wallet was stolen. This is because cortisol works on receptors in the hippocampus. The hippocampus saves new memories and cortisol leads to consolidation of memory.
Which recent developments in the field are discussed?
There were no recent developments in the field discussed.
Which comments are made by the lecturer with regard to the exam?
There were
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