Psychoactive substances can interfere with neuronal communication by acting as agonists, antagonists, or reuptake inhibitors.
Evaluate how different recreational drugs alter synaptic transmission within the central nervous system. In your response, you must explain the mechanisms of action for specific substances and discuss the strengths and limitations of relying on neurochemical models to explain drug effects.
88 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Central nervous system and neurotransmitters, Effect of recreational drugs on transmission, Brain structure and aggression, Evolution and natural selection, Freud's psychodynamic explanation of aggression, Role of hormones in aggression, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.