Essays about: "Psychoactive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word Psychoactive.

  1. 1. Synthesis and analysis of potential metabolites of ADB-5´Br-BUTINACA

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kemi

    Author : Alaa Malekshahineia; [2023]
    Keywords : metabolites; NPS; synthetic cannabinoids;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been a rise in the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) that mimic the effects of controlled drugs and licensed medicines, which have become a significant public health concern globally. Synthetic cannabinoids, a rapidly expanding category of NPS, with much higher potency and binding affinity to the cannabinoid receptors than ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), have led to serious psychiatric complications and other adverse effects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modulation of a model ligand-gated ion channel by amphetamine derivatives

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Strukturbiologi

    Author : Emelia Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : pentameric ligand-gated ion channels; sTeLIC; electrophysiology; psychostimulants; amphetamine derivatives;

    Abstract : Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels are critical mediators of electrochemical signal transduction in neurons and other excitable cells, causing them to be important targets of psychoactive drugs. Structural data for these complex proteins are limited, particularly among eukaryotic family members and for the functionally critical open state. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Systematic Review of the Neural Correlates and the Psychedelic Experience Induced by Ayahuasca and N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Rawad Yonus; [2022]
    Keywords : n; n-dimethyltryptamine; ayahuasca; neural correlates; neuroimaging; psychedelic experience;

    Abstract : Background: Ayahuasca is a South American psychoactive brew that contains Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Research has experienced a resurgence of interest in exploring the potential of these substances in the last decade. READ MORE

  5. 4. Defining self : Discovering self through loss of ego

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Moses Griffith; [2022]
    Keywords : Self; ego-dissolution; philosophy; neuroscience; psychedelics;

    Abstract : Although the self is central to human beings and has been pondered on for thousands and thousands of years, its nature remains unknown to us. Many want to solve the question of self but where does one even begin? Philosophers have investigated the self for hundreds if not thousands of years, and many theories and concepts exist. READ MORE

  6. 5. Monitoring illicit drugs of abuse in wastewater from Umeå, Örebro, Örebro University and Örebro University Hospital

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Tove Slettvoll; [2022]
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    Abstract : Illicit drugs constitute a class of contaminants whose emissions to the environment has drawn attention due their potent pharmacological and biological activities. The monitoring of illicit drugs in wastewater and surface waters provides a powerful tool to investigate the presence, trends and to estimate the consumption of these psychoactive substances at the community level. READ MORE