In this unit, you have learned about neurons, glia, and their substructures. In this assignment forum, you will examine the role of neurons and their substructures in disease, disorders, and pharmacological treatments. For example, in Alzheimer’s Disease, cytoskeletal microtubules break apart, and the tau proteins that once held them together clump to form neurofibrillary tangles. Similarly, accumulation of misfolded proteins is a characteristic of other neurological diseases such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Parkinson’s Disease, and Dementias.
Choose one of the following:
Depression
Anxiety
Schizophrenia
Parkinson’s Disease
ADHD
Describe how drugs used to treat these disorders exert their effects on neurotransmitter levels and receptors.
Support your response with a scholarly article.
Share at least two main takeaways from the articles with your classmates.
Provide a link to the article for your classmates and instructor to review.
Requirements:
By the Friday deadline, share your presentation with the class in this Unit 3 Assignment Forum.