1. What is the primary/universal mechanism of antipsychotic drugs? What side effects of these drugs could be predicted from this mechanism?
2. What types of symptoms of schizophrenia are best treated by present antipsychotics, and which are not?
3. When was the first antipsychotic introduced, and why has its effect been likened to that of penicillin on infectious diseases?
4. What area of the brain is most directly related to the motor effects of Parkinson's disorder? What happens to that area/nucleus?
5. Describe at least two mechanisms thought to mediate the effects of Alzheimer's disorder.
6. What are the primary (symptomatic) types of treatments used for Alzheimer's disorder?