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The Psychology Undergrad Podcast

The Psychology Undergrad Podcast

by The Psychology Student

How Alcohol Affects the Brain: Intoxication, Tolerance & Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol pharmacology: GABA and glutamate effects, metabolism, blackouts, tolerance, withdrawal and alcohol use disorder. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Xanax & CNS Depressants: Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and Sedatives Explained

How CNS depressants work on GABA receptors: barbiturates, benzodiazepines, sedative-hypnotics, tolerance and overdose risk. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Caffeine and Nicotine: How the World's Favorite Stimulants Work

Caffeine, nicotine and other low-efficacy stimulants: adenosine blockade, nicotinic receptors, tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Fentanyl, Heroin & Morphine: How Opioids Work and Why They Kill

Opioid receptors, analgesia, the opioid epidemic, tolerance, respiratory depression, overdose reversal and treatment. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

THC and Cannabinoids: How Marijuana Works in the Brain

THC, CBD, CB1 and CB2 receptors and the endocannabinoid system: acute effects, tolerance, cannabis use disorder and medical uses. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Psilocybin, LSD & Psychedelics: How Hallucinogens Change the Brain

LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, DMT and dissociatives: 5-HT2A receptor action, altered perception, and psychedelic-assisted therapy research. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

How Do SSRIs Work? Antidepressants, Serotonin & Reuptake Explained

SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics and MAOIs: reuptake inhibition, the delayed therapeutic onset, side effects and discontinuation. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Benzodiazepines & Anxiolytics: How Anti-Anxiety Drugs Work

Benzodiazepines, buspirone and beta blockers: GABA-A receptor action, anxiety disorders, tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

ADHD Medication & Alzheimer's Drugs: Stimulants, Atomoxetine & Memantine

How ADHD medications work (amphetamine, methylphenidate, atomoxetine), whether they boost cognition in people without ADHD, plus Alzheimer's drugs: cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine and aducanumab. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

Antipsychotics Explained: Typical vs Atypical & the Dopamine Hypothesis

First-generation vs second-generation antipsychotics, the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, positive and negative symptoms, extrapyramidal side effects and tardive dyskinesia. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology

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