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2-Minute Neuroscience: Striatum

2-Minute Neuroscience: Striatum

[1:55] In this video, I discuss the striatum. The term striatum is used to refer collectively to the caudate nucleus, pu…

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

2-Minute Neuroscience: Dopamine

[2:00] Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging …

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Opioids

2-Minute Neuroscience: Opioids

[2:00] In this video, I discuss a few of the ways opioid drugs affect the brain, as well as the basis for opioid tolerance a…

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