Synapse
Synapse
Electrical Synapse
Chemical Synapse
Electrical vs. Chemical
Synaptic vesicle
Synaptic vesicle
Synaptic vesicle
Synaptic cleft
Synaptic cleft
Some common neurotransmitters Action Receptors Acetylcholine (Ach) +/- Nicotinic, Muscarinic Norepinephrine (NE) + a1, a2, b1, b2 Dopamine (DA) +/- D1,D2 Glutamate (Glu) + NMDA, AMPA Serotonin (5-HT) +/- 5-HT1, etc GABA - GABA1, GABA2 Opioids (Enkephalin) - m,d,k
Neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitter
Glutamate receptor
Glutamate receptor
GABA receptor
GABA receptor
GABA receptor
Drug effects on receptor
Serotonin-Selective Reuptake Block
Postsynaptic potential
Long term potentiation
Long term potentiation
Long term potentiation
Long term depression
Synaptic inhibition
Neuromuscular junction
Postsynaptic response
Nicotinic receptor
Acetylcholine metabolism
Various receptors
Take home message