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The Brain and Human Behavior

The Brain and Human Behavior. Different lobes of the brain. Frontal Parietal Temporal Occipital. Neurotransmitters. Biogenic amines Amino acids Peptides. Neurotransmitters. Biogenic amines Epinephrine Norepinephrine Dopamine Serotonin Histamine. Neurotransmitters. Amino acids

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The Brain and Human Behavior

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  1. The Brain and Human Behavior

  2. Different lobes of the brain • Frontal • Parietal • Temporal • Occipital

  3. Neurotransmitters • Biogenic amines • Amino acids • Peptides

  4. Neurotransmitters • Biogenic amines • Epinephrine • Norepinephrine • Dopamine • Serotonin • Histamine

  5. Neurotransmitters • Amino acids • Inhibitory amino acids • GABA • Excitatory amino acids • Glutamate • Glutamic acid

  6. Neurotransmitters • Peptides • Bombesin • Vasopressin • Cholecystokinin • Substance P • Neurotensin • Somatostatin • Endogenous opiods

  7. Dopaminergic pathways • Mesolimbic or mesocortical • Nigrostriatal • Tuberoinfundibular tract

  8. BIOGENIC AMINE THEORY Postulate that patients who are suffering from psychotic disorders and or mania shows an increase in dopaminergic activity

  9. UPREGULATION RECEPTOR THEORY DOWNREGULATION RECEPTOR THEORY

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