Neuropharmacology

Neuropharmacology is concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system..

Neuropharmacology is concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system..
Within the discipline of neuropharmacology there are two branches, behavioral and molecular.

Neuropharmacology is that branch of neuroscience,which deals with the study of drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system.

Neuropharmacology is concerned with the study of the neurochemical

Neurochemistry

Neurochemistry is the specific study of neurochemicals, which include neurotransmitters and other molecules such as neuro-active drugs that influence neuron function. This principle closely examines the manner in which these neurochemicals influence the network of neural operation...

 interactions of neuropeptide

Neuropeptide

Neuropeptides are small protein-like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other. They are neuronal signaling molecules, influence the activity of the brain in specific ways and are thus involved in particular brain functions, like analgesia, reward, food intake, learning and...

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Neurohormone

A neurohormone is any hormone produced and released by neurons.Examples include:*Thyrotropin-releasing hormone *Gonadotropin-releasing hormone *Adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone*Oxytocin*Antidiuretic hormone...

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Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and the enzyme converts them into different molecules, called the products. Almost all processes in a biological cell need enzymes to occur at...

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that functions to coordinate the activity of all parts of the bodies of bilaterian animals—that is, all animals more advanced than sponges or jellyfish. In vertebrates, the central nervous system is enclosed in the meninges. It contains...

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Ion channel

Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that help establish and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane of all living cells by allowing the flow of ions down their electrochemical gradient. They are present in the membranes that surround all biological cells...

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Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology

Technical advancements in recent years have allowed progress toward the understanding of the brain and how drugs can be made to affect it. The term increasingly used to include all of the biological science involved is,...

, the branch of neuropharmacology interested in the biological basis of mind, is an especially active area of neuropharmacology research.

See also

• Electrophysiology
  Electrophysiology
  Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage change or electric current on a wide variety of scales from single ion channel proteins to whole organs like the heart...
  
  
• Neurology
  Neurology
  Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
  
  
• Neuropsychopharmacology
  Neuropsychopharmacology
  Technical advancements in recent years have allowed progress toward the understanding of the brain and how drugs can be made to affect it. The term increasingly used to include all of the biological science involved is,...
  
  
• Neuroscience
  Neuroscience
  Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Such studies span the structure, function, evolutionary history, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, informatics, computational neuroscience and pathology of the nervous system.The International Brain Research...
  
  
• Neurotechnology Industry Organization
  Neurotechnology Industry Organization
  The Neurotechnology Industry Organization is a San Francisco, California based non-profit trade association that represents a broad spectrum of companies involved in neuroscience, brain research centers, and advocacy groups from around the globe...