How do drugs classified as “SSRIs,” such as Prozac, alter neuronal communication?
a. They increase the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by stopping its diffusion from the synaptic cleft.
b. They decrease the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by returning it to the axon terminal for recycling.
c. They increase the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by blocking its reuptake into the axon terminal.
d. They decrease the effectiveness of the neurotransmitter serotonin by facilitating its metabolism by neuronal enzymes.
ANSWER:
c
You might also like to view...
Amyloid plaques are an indicator of Alzheimer's disease, and are best described as ____
a. small deposits of iron and calcium in the brain b. large areas of dead and low density neurons c. deposits of proteins along with clumps of dead neurons d. bundles of twisted neurons that are tangled with each other
Systematic sources for research ideas are those
A) that come up unpredictably without an actual effort to find them B) that require reason and logic to bring the idea into a usable format C) that fall outside the typical research areas of psychology D) that follow a careful and logical examination of a particular area