Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior: Chapter 6 questions with correct answers

aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) - Answer Enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a carboxyl group from certain amino acids. It is responsible for the conversion of DOPA to DA in catecholaminergic neurons and the conversion of 5-HTP to 5-HT in serotonergic neurons. buspirone (Buspar) - Answer Drug that stimulates 5-HT1A receptors. Symptoms include increased appetite, reduced anxiety, reduced alcohol cravings, and a lower body temperature. It is prescribed as an antianxiety medication. clozapine (Clozaril) - Answer Drug that inhibits 5-HT2A and D2 dopamine receptors. It is used to treat schizophrenia. contextual fear conditioning - Answer Experimental paradigm in which the subject learns to fear the environmental stimuli (i.e., context) associated with the testing chamber. 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) - Answer Neurotoxin that selectively damages serotonergic neurons. 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI) - Answer Drug that stimulates 5-HT2A receptors, producing "head-twitch" in rodents and hallucinations in humans. dorsal raphe nucleus - Answer Structure located in the area of the caudal midbrain and rostral pons that contains a large number of serotonergic neurons. In conjunction with the median raphe nucleus, it is res