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Counterpoint: there are four families of Dopamine receptors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_receptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_receptor and
by xmddmx 4y ago
Counterpoint: there are four families of Dopamine receptors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_receptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_receptor
and 7 families of Serotonin receptors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HT_receptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-HT_receptor
and many of them have orthogonal effects.
When I teach abnormal psychology, I like to ask my students "If Prozac is an SSRI, it increases Serotonin receptor activity. However, LSD is a Sertonin agonist, so it also increases Serotonin receptor activity. Why therefore do Prozac and LSD not give the same experience?"