Media Summary: Methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin or Concerta, is a stimulant medication primarily used to treat ADHD. In this video, I ... MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. In this video, I discuss the effects of cocaine on the brain. I describe cocaine's primary mechanism of action, which involves ...

2 Minute Neuroscience Amphetamine - Detailed Analysis & Overview

Methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin or Concerta, is a stimulant medication primarily used to treat ADHD. In this video, I ... MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. In this video, I discuss the effects of cocaine on the brain. I describe cocaine's primary mechanism of action, which involves ... Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a condition characterized by difficulties with attention and/or hyperactivity and ... Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...

Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from ... Ketamine is an anesthetic, analgesic, antidepressant, and recreationally used drug. In this video, I discuss hypotheses about how ... Psilocybin is a substance found in a number of mushroom species that can be ingested to cause psychoactive effects. Although ... Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ...

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Amphetamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Amphetamine

Amphetamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methylphenidate

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methylphenidate

Methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin or Concerta, is a stimulant medication primarily used to treat ADHD. In this video, I ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methamphetamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Methamphetamine

In this video, I discuss how

2-Minute Neuroscience: MDMA

2-Minute Neuroscience: MDMA

MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects.

2-Minute Neuroscience: Effects of Cocaine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Effects of Cocaine

In this video, I discuss the effects of cocaine on the brain. I describe cocaine's primary mechanism of action, which involves ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Nicotine

Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world.

2-Minute Neuroscience: ADHD

2-Minute Neuroscience: ADHD

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a condition characterized by difficulties with attention and/or hyperactivity and ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Caffeine

Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Ketamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Ketamine

Ketamine is an anesthetic, analgesic, antidepressant, and recreationally used drug. In this video, I discuss hypotheses about how ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Psilocybin

2-Minute Neuroscience: Psilocybin

Psilocybin is a substance found in a number of mushroom species that can be ingested to cause psychoactive effects. Although ...

2-Minute Neuroscience: Benzodiazepines

2-Minute Neuroscience: Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ...

Amphetamines and the Brain

Amphetamines and the Brain

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