BS 210 Introduction to Neurotransmitters

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

Ginger Campbell, MD

Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Neuroscience, Medicine, Brain, Science

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This episode is our first review of neurotransmitters since episode 8 way back in 2007. We start with some basics of neuron function and brain anatomy, but the meat of the episode is a discussion of neurotransmitters and how they work. The key idea is that a simple molecule, such as dopamine, can have a wide variety of effects because of the existence of multiple receptors.

This episode is appropriate for listeners of all backgrounds, but might be a little challenging for new listeners. It will be a review episode for longtime listeners and those with backgrounds in neuroscience.

Links and References:

Essentials of Modern Neuroscience by Franklin Amthor, W. Anne Burton Theibert, David Standaert, and Erik Roberson; 1st ed. 2020
Molecular & Cell Biology For Dummies, 2nd Edition by Rene Fester Kratz
BS 118: Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain (2008) by David Bainbridge
BS 169: Glial Cells with Doug Fields
BS 186: The Spike with Mark Humphries
BS 197: Neuroscience For Dummies 3rd Edition by Frank Amthor
The War of the Soups and the Sparks: The Discovery of Neurotransmitters and the Dispute Over How Nerves Communicate by Elliot Valenstein
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0:00.0	Welcome to Brain Science, the podcast that explores how recent discoveries in
0:08.4	neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brain makes us human. This is episode 210 and I'm your
0:16.8	host Dr. Ginger Campbell. If you're new to brain science I want to
0:20.5	encourage you to jump right in and don't be discouraged if you don't get everything on the first listen.
0:25.8	My goal is to make neuroscience accessible to everyone because I strongly believe that
0:31.5	understanding how our brain really works is essential to being a citizen in the 21st century.
0:38.0	Before I tell you about today's episode, I want to remind you that you can find complete show notes and episode transcripts at
0:45.4	brain science podcast.com and you can send me feedback at brain science
0:50.6	podcast at gmail.com. I also want to make sure you know that the brain science mobile app is now called
0:58.2	brain science podcast this update fixed the problem of the app crashing.
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1:20.0	or by texting brain science all one word to 5544 that's brain science all one word to 55444
1:30.0	When you sign up you will get a free gift entitled Five Things You Need to Know about
1:35.6	your brain.
1:37.4	Brain Science relies on the financial support of listeners like you.
1:41.6	You can learn more about this at brain science
1:43.7	podcast.com forward slash premium. This month's episode is a little unusual
1:49.7	because for the last 15 years or so I have focused on interviewing
1:54.1	neuroscientists and exploring how their work is important to
1:58.1	understanding ourselves and each other. But today I'm reviewing an important but complex topic,
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