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Week 6 Chapter 12 Discussion Question 12

Week 6 Chapter 12 Discussion Question 12

Q Week 6 - Discussion Question #12 - Chapter 12 You must post threads in which you respond to each question twice. Your initial response of a paragraph and you will also be replying to another student’s thread of at least one paragraph. One important note about the Discussion Questions: I expect everyone to provide at least a one paragraph thoughtful, well-articulated responses to each of the questions. Do not post an answer to something simply by reading someone’s post and saying “Yes, I agree". Your responses must be original and at least one paragraph in length. • In what ways do you think potential clinical applications of hallucinogens may be able to shed light on the neurological causes of some psychological disorders?

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Hallucinogens are range of drugs that are causes an alteration of perception, feelings and thoughts, the common hallucinogens being psilocybin and LSD. These hallucinogens are found to have similar structures as serotonin. The molecules of the hallucinogens binds with the serotonin receptors "5-HT2A receptors", and induces its effects by mediating the visual hallucinations. Since serotonin is one of the most important player of neurotransmission, the effect ofthese hallucinognes are mostly varied. Therefore the effect of hallucinogens shed light upon the various physcological disorders.