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Unit 2 – Biological Basis of Behavior
Topic 2.5
How could nicotine's role as a stimulant drug offer an unconventional counterargument against the common belief that it mainly affects neural firing through acetylcholine receptor stimulation?
Nicotine's influence is mainly through glutamate activation rather than the stimulation of acetylcholine receptors.
Nicotine impacts serotonin receptors more than acetylcholine receptors, influencing neural firing.
Nicotine might also affect neural firing by indirectly promoting release of other neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine besides directly activating acetylcholine receptors.
Nicotine primarily affects neural firing by inhibiting GABA transmission instead of acetylcholine receptor stimulation.
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AP Psychology - 2.5 Influence of Drugs on Neural Firing
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