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What determines whether a neurotransmitter will have an inhibitory excitatory effect?
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How a neurotransmitter interacts with the receptors determines its effects. They activate receptors to perform specific functions in the body.
the type of receptor
Trever Windler
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The effect upon the target neuron is determined not by the source neuron or by the neurotransmitter, but by the type of receptor that is activated. A neurotransmitter can be thought of as a key, and a receptor as a lock: the same type of key can here be used to open many different types of locks. Receptors can be classified broadly as excitatory(causing an increase in firing rate),inhibitory(causing a decrease in firing rate), or modulatory(causing long-lasting effects not directly related to firing rate).
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The terms antagonist/agonist only apply to 'exogenous' compounds, namely drugs and toxins, and not neurotransmitters - which are commonly classed according to whether they are excitatory or inhibitory. Examples of a the latter include GABA and glycine.
How do psychoactive drugs affect the brain?
Psychoactive drugs can increase or decrease transmissions to post-synaptic membranes. Excitatory drugs can mimic the action of neurotransmitters or delay the breakdown of neurotransmitters. On the other hand, inhibitory drugs can hyper-polarize the post-synaptic membrane or reduce the effect of excitatory neurotransmitters.
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