What does a neurone consist of?

Protein Synthesis

Cell Basics

Synapses can form between axon terminals and... a) b) c) d)

Conventional Neurotransmitters

Conventional Neurotransmitters: Glutamate

Conventional Neurotransmitters: GABA

Neural Integration

Conventional Neurotransmitters: neuromodulators

What does a neurone need to use a neurotransmitter

Brain Organized Around Chemical Transmission
1. Conventional Neurotransmitters (G&G&neuromodulators)

Brain Organized Around Chemical Transmission
2. Neuropeptide

Brain Organized Around Chemical Transmission
3. Lipid Based Signalling molecules

NeuroTransmitters Receptors

G-protein signalling

Synaptic Plasticity

NAc

OXT #1

OXT #2