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In this video, I discuss the symptoms, treatment, and primary cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, as well as how the condition ... In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in ... Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world. In this video, I discuss a few of the ways opioid drugs affect the brain, as well as the basis for opioid tolerance and withdrawal. Narcolepsy is a chronic condition that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and leads to an increased tendency to fall asleep ... Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ...

In this video I discuss acetylcholine, the first neurotransmitter ever discovered. The topics I cover include the locations of ... Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the human nervous system. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter that ... In this video I discuss the group of structures known as the basal ganglia, which includes the caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, ... Methadone is commonly used to treat opioid use disorder even though its pharmacological action is very similar to that of other ... Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, or SNRIs, are a common treatment for depression and a variety of other ailments ... Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...

Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from ... The vestibular system is a sensory system that is essential to normal movement and equilibrium. In this video, I discuss the ... In this video, I discuss the blood-brain barrier, a complex that surrounds most of the blood vessels in the brain and protects the ... A concussion is a type of mild traumatic brain injury that occurs when rapid movement of the head or an impact to the head causes ... The pineal gland is a pine cone shaped structure located in the diencephalon whose main function is the secretion of melatonin, ...

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Alcohol

2-Minute Neuroscience: Alcohol

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

2-Minute Neuroscience: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

In this video, I discuss the symptoms, treatment, and primary cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, as well as how the condition ...

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2-Minute Neuroscience: GABA

2-Minute Neuroscience: GABA

In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world.

2-Minute Neuroscience: Opioids

2-Minute Neuroscience: Opioids

In this video, I discuss a few of the ways opioid drugs affect the brain, as well as the basis for opioid tolerance and withdrawal.

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Effects of Cocaine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Effects of Cocaine

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Narcolepsy

2-Minute Neuroscience: Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a chronic condition that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and leads to an increased tendency to fall asleep ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Benzodiazepines

2-Minute Neuroscience: Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Acetylcholine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Acetylcholine

In this video I discuss acetylcholine, the first neurotransmitter ever discovered. The topics I cover include the locations of ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Glutamate

2-Minute Neuroscience: Glutamate

Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the human nervous system. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter that ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System

2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System

In my

2-Minute Neuroscience: Basal Ganglia

2-Minute Neuroscience: Basal Ganglia

In this video I discuss the group of structures known as the basal ganglia, which includes the caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methadone

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methadone

Methadone is commonly used to treat opioid use disorder even though its pharmacological action is very similar to that of other ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)

2-Minute Neuroscience: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)

Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, or SNRIs, are a common treatment for depression and a variety of other ailments ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Vestibular System

2-Minute Neuroscience: Vestibular System

The vestibular system is a sensory system that is essential to normal movement and equilibrium. In this video, I discuss the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Blood-Brain Barrier

2-Minute Neuroscience: Blood-Brain Barrier

In this video, I discuss the blood-brain barrier, a complex that surrounds most of the blood vessels in the brain and protects the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Concussions

2-Minute Neuroscience: Concussions

A concussion is a type of mild traumatic brain injury that occurs when rapid movement of the head or an impact to the head causes ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Pineal Gland

2-Minute Neuroscience: Pineal Gland

The pineal gland is a pine cone shaped structure located in the diencephalon whose main function is the secretion of melatonin, ...