containing chemicals. Neurotransmitter chemical found in the synaptic vesicles that‚ when released‚ has an effect on the next cell. Synapse (synaptic gap) microscopic fluid-filled space between the synaptic knob of one cell and the dendrites or surface of the next cell. Receptor sites holes in the surface of the dendrites or certain cells of the muscles and glands‚ which are shaped to fit only certain neurotransmitters. Excitatory synapse synapse at which a neurotransmitter causes the receiving cell
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1. A few examples of things that can affect our growth and change throughout our lifetime are: telomeres‚ mutations‚ DNA and epigenetics. DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid‚ the building block of life that provides the hereditary material that is a blueprint for living organisms. It determines our physical features which are passed on to us from our parents through 23 chromosomes. Genes determine height‚ hair color‚ eye color and many other traits. Genetic disorders occur because of
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Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 8/21/2014 Time Spent: 32 min ‚ 25 secs Points Received: 9 / 10 (90%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 10 9 Grade Details - All Questions Question 1. Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question : In the liberalism of John Locke‚ political authority
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information about dopamine and dopamine agonists before I go into the various natural agonists that you can try. header of recap of dopamine and restless legs syndrome This is a picture of dopamine and the brain. Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter that occurs in a wide variety of animals‚ including both vertebrates and
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Love Is a Natural Drug John-Mark I. Chambers The University of the West Indies Mona Campus Abstract Love addiction and substance dependence have similar characteristics‚ namely‚ the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine‚ the presence of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms‚ and the negative influences they have on a person’s life. Love addiction is similar to addictive drugs such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ marijuana and heroin because of the effects that dopamine have on the addict’s mind and body
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The Audacity of Hope. As a young adult‚ his efforts to study hard paid off and later became the President of the United States. Barrack Obama has had a distinct college experience. Barack attended two different colleges before graduating with a magna cum laude in Harvard. At Occidental College‚ he studied political science for 2 years; afterward‚ transferring to Columbia University to complete his studies and get his degree on political science. 5 years later‚ Obama went back to his studies and
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The Origins of Democracy Democracy is defined as a government by the people. Many people often only think of the United States of America when they think of democracy. Others think democracy only refers to voting or politics. Democracy however is more than just an American term or idea. Democracy has changed countries‚ and history effecting countless numbers of people across the world. Democracy in earliest form can be traced all the back to Ancient Greece around 500 B.C. The Greeks
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Compact - to establish guidelines for self government. 2.1 cup of Colonial Assemblies - the british parliament’s two chamber structure 3.1 cup of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom - where personal liberties were reflected. 4.1 cup of Magna Carta - included that every person had to be subjected to a law. 5.1 cup of The English Bill of Rights - this would protect the rights of americans 6.1 cup of The Enlightenment - John Locke’s ideas of self governing 7.½ of a cup of the Virginia
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Psychosis : A Loss With Reality INTRODUCTION Symptoms – Prodromal Phase Psychiatric Disorders I. Psychotic Depression II. Postpartum Psychosis Psychoactive Drugs – Substance Induced Psychosis I. MDPV – Bath Salts INTRODUCTION « Every normal person‚ in fact‚ is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part of other and to a greater or lesser extent » (Sigmund Freud). « Psychosis – a severe mental disorder in which thought
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changing the applied voltage at the working electrode. The concentration of the electroactive molecules is proportional to the current produced by their oxidation or reduction‚ which allows one to determine the concentration of electroactive neurotransmitters and other biological molecules of interest. In the chronoamperometry method‚ a carbon fiber microelectrode (CFM) and a Ag/AgCl reference electrode are placed in a solution of interest or directly into the brain in order to measure the concentration
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