Chapter 14.5, Problem 1LO

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The ways in which drugs interact with the nervous system.

Introduction:

Neurotransmitter is chemical substances which are released by the end of the nerve fibers by the arrival of the nerve impulses. These neurotransmitter, diffuse across the synapses and transmit the impulses to other fiber.

The examples of some neurotransmitters are; acetylcholine: which is important in CNS for memory storing in limbic system, serotonin: which involves in thermoregulation, sleeping, emotions, norepinephrine: which involves in dreaming and waking, dopamine: which involves in mood swinging and also involve in coordination of movement and so on.