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In Professor Dubynin's lectures, you will become familiar with the main mediators of the human nervous system, gain basic knowledge of neuropharmacology, and discover the mechanisms of physiological activity of the main groups of drugs that affect the brain (neuroleptics, antidepressants, tranquilizers). In addition, the lectures examine the causes of addiction and dependence. 00:00 Brain: synapses in action 14:00 Electrical properties of neurons 28:57 Acetylcholine 42:52 Norepinephrine 56:51 Glutamate 1:12:12 Gamma-aminobutyric acid 1:26:55 Dopamine 1:41:21 Serotonin 1:55:57 Endorphins 2:10:52 Histamine and anandamide 2:25:50 Glycine and adenosine 2:41:13 Brain and alcohol Vyacheslav Dubynin, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov, specialist in brain physiology: https://postnauka.ru/themes/dubynin Support PostNauka — https://postnauka.ru/donate See more lectures, interviews and articles about fundamental science and the scientists who create it on the website http://postnauka.ru/. PostNauka — everything you wanted to know about science, but didn’t know who to ask.