I’ve never been very satisfied with my lessons describing neurotransmission and the role of one neurotransmitter in one behaviour, perhaps because the focus has been on serotonin, SSRIs and Major Depressive Disorder which aren’t very relevant to most students (and me).

Recently I investigated histamine and its role in wakefulness and alertness which is more relevant to my students.

Here’s a one-page description/explanation of the role of histamine in one behaviour which also describes the neurotransmission process.

I’ve left this as a Word document so you can download and edit it to suit your own situation, perhaps add some questions/activities or add a vocabulary/glossary of the key terms…

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