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In this video I discuss the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in ... Schizophrenia is a potentially severe psychiatric condition that involves a variety of symptoms. In this video, I discuss the ... Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the human nervous system. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter that ... Tinnitus, sometimes called “ringing in the ears,” involves hearing a sound that cannot be linked to an external stimulus. In this ... Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ... Methadone is commonly used to treat opioid use disorder even though its pharmacological action is very similar to that of other ...

Autism is characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction and restricted and repetitive behaviors. In this ... In this video, I discuss the symptoms, treatment, and primary cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, as well as how the condition ... Narcolepsy is a chronic condition that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and leads to an increased tendency to fall asleep ... SSRIs are the most widely-used treatment for depression, and have been since their introduction to the market in the late 1980s. 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. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a

The pineal gland is a pine cone shaped structure located in the diencephalon whose main function is the secretion of melatonin, ... Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a disorder that develops after someone experiences a traumatic event; it involves a ... THC is the main psychoactive component of cannabis. In this video, I discuss the effects of THC on the nervous system. If you're ... MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. Sleep paralysis is a relatively common phenomenon in which someone experiences a state of immobility just before falling asleep ...