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Q # 3: What is the relationship between LSD and serotonin?

Q # 4: Describe the effects of hallucinogens on different parts of the brain.

Q # 5: Define and describe the following terms: true hallucination, pseudo-hallucinations, trips, good trips, bad trips, synesthesia, and hypersuggestibility.

Q # 6: What are the differences between a hallucination, flashback, and a halluciongen persisting perception disorder?

Q # 7: What is a mixed stimulant-psychedelic drug and how does it differ from LSD?  Compare and contrast the symptoms of an entactogen and an empathogen,

Q # 8:  Describe the effects of MDMA metabolism and the length of psychedelic drug effects on an individual.

Q # 9:  How can MDMA alter serotonin and dopamine neurotransmission? What kinds of changes happen to the brain as a result of MDMA use?

Q # 10: Explain how recreational use of MDMA, PCP, ketamine, and dizocilpine can cause dissociative disorders? Can any of these drugs be instrumentally used to treat psychological disorders?

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• 3.LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide has a structure that is very similar to a few neurotransmitters that are naturally produced. The key it is most similar to is a neurotransmitter known as serotonin. Serotonin is used to modulate and signal a variety of things in the brain. Visual processing (or what you see) utilizes a lot of serotonin. Almost all of the senses have some serotonin input as well. Emotional processing (sad, happy, excited, etc.) is also heavily serotonin influenced.
• LSD happens to be even better at activating serotonin receptors than serotonin itself, so it essentially increases the normal levels of signaling by serotonin (it does this through a variety of mechanisms, not just limited to better binding - it actually releases extra serotonin, changes the lock to accept keys more readily, etc.).
• The relationship between classic hallucinogens (like LSD and Magic Mushrooms) and the neurotransmitter serotonin has been established in several studies.
• When ingested into the human body, LSD acts as 5-HT (Serotonin) autoreceptor inhibitor, thus it is a 5-HT agonist,which means that LSD, in some way, activates serotonin receptors.
• Studies have shown that LSD mimics serotonin. When a drug mimics a chemical in the brain, the body begins to rely on the drug. Over time, the person believes the drug is required to function normally.
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