Overview
Syllabus
Intro
TRADITIONAL VIEW: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ARE CAUSED BY CHEMICAL IMBALANCES IN THE BRAIN
EMERGING VIEW: PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES ARE DISORDERS OF EMOTION CIRCUIT FUNCTION
MODEL ORGANISMS ALLOW GENETIC DISSECTION OF NEURAL CIRCUITS
CAN FRUIT FLIES BE USED TO STUDY EMOTION OR MOOD-LIKE STATES?
PERSISTENT HYPERACTIVITY IN THE "PUFF-O-MAT" IN DROSOPHILA
UNBIASED GENETIC SCREEN FOR MUTANT FLIES SHOWING EXAGGERATED PUFF RESPONSE
DOPAMINE IS PRESENT IN FLY AND HUMAN BRAINS
HYPERACTIVE FLIES?
DOPAMINE RECEPTOR MUTANT FLIES HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY
LEARNING DISABILITIES AND HYPERACTIVITY IN ADHD: CAUSE OR EFFECT??
RESTORING DopR TO DIFFERENT BRAIN REGIONS IN MUTANT FLIES
SEPARABLE RESCUE OF HYPERACTIVITY AND LEARNING DEFICIT IN DIFFERENT CIRCUITS
THE FUTURE: TARGETING DRUGS TO DISORDER-SPECIFIC CIRCUITS?
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TED