Q # 3: What is the relationship between LSD and serotonin? Q # 4: Describe the e
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Q # 3: What is the relationship between LSD and serotonin?
Q # 4: Describe the effects of hallucinogens on different parts of the brain.
Q # 5: Define and describe the following terms: true hallucination, pseudo-hallucinations, trips, good trips, bad trips, synesthesia, and hypersuggestibility.
Q # 6: What are the differences between a hallucination, flashback, and a halluciongen persisting perception disorder?
Q # 7: What is a mixed stimulant-psychedelic drug and how does it differ from LSD? Compare and contrast the symptoms of an entactogen and an empathogen,
Q # 8: Describe the effects of MDMA metabolism and the length of psychedelic drug effects on an individual.
Q # 9: How can MDMA alter serotonin and dopamine neurotransmission? What kinds of changes happen to the brain as a result of MDMA use?
Q # 10: Explain how recreational use of MDMA, PCP, ketamine, and dizocilpine can cause dissociative disorders? Can any of these drugs be instrumentally used to treat psychological disorders?
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3.LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide has a structure that is very similar to a few neurotransmitters that are naturally produced. The key it is most similar to is a neurotransmitter known as serotonin. Serotonin is used to modulate and signal a variety of things in the brain. Visual processing (or what you see) utilizes a lot of serotonin. Almost all of the senses have some serotonin input as well. Emotional processing (sad, happy, excited, etc.) is also heavily serotonin influenced. LSD happens to be even better at activating serotonin receptors than serotonin itself, so it essentially increases the normal levels of signaling by serotonin (it does this through a variety of mechanisms, not just limited to better binding - it actually releases extra serotonin, changes the lock to accept keys more readily, etc.). The relationship between classic hallucinogens (like LSD and Magic Mushrooms) and the neurotransmitter serotonin has been established in several studies. When ingested into the human body, LSD acts as 5-HT (Serotonin) autoreceptor inhibitor, thus it is a 5-HT agonist,which means that LSD, in some way, activates serotonin receptors. Studies have shown that LSD mimics serotonin. When a drug mimics a chemical in the brain, the body begins to rely on the drug. Over time, the person believes the drug is required to function normally. Due to time limit,the remaining questions can be asked as another question,they will be answered,thankyou for your cooperation
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