{"id":12334,"date":"2019-10-07T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/?p=12334"},"modified":"2019-10-07T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:00:32","slug":"posts-you-may-have-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/10\/07\/posts-you-may-have-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts You May Have Missed&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We&#8217;ve been doing some upgrading to our blog. In this time, you may not have been getting the email alerts of new posts. Here they are just in case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/09\/27\/synaptic-pruning-and-neural-networks\/\"><strong>Synaptic Pruning and Neural Networks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12291\" style=\"width: 147px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/09\/27\/synaptic-pruning-and-neural-networks\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12291\" class=\"wp-image-12291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-d-Illustration-Of-Human-Brain-237903508.jpg?resize=137%2C91&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-d-Illustration-Of-Human-Brain-237903508.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-d-Illustration-Of-Human-Brain-237903508.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-d-Illustration-Of-Human-Brain-237903508.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-d-Illustration-Of-Human-Brain-237903508.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Synaptic pruning (aka neural pruning) helps the formation of neural networks. In this post we\u2019ll look to understand the terms \u201csynaptic pruning\u201d and \u201cneural networks.\u201d We\u2019ll also look at how synaptic pruning can help the formation of neural networks. This is new material for IB Psychology &#8220;additional terms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/09\/30\/ketamine-an-antagonist-used-in-the-treatment-of-depression\/\"><strong>Ketamine: An antagonist used in the treatment of depression<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12303\" style=\"width: 147px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/09\/30\/ketamine-an-antagonist-used-in-the-treatment-of-depression\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12303\" class=\"wp-image-12303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-123713609.jpg?resize=137%2C103&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-123713609.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-123713609.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-123713609.jpg?resize=100%2C75&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/bigstock-123713609.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ketamine is the newest drug in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). But how does it work? In this post, we\u2019ll look at how ketamine is an antagonist of the neurotransmitter glutamate and why this can help fight depression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/10\/02\/ketamine-and-ptsd\/\"><strong>Ketamine and PTSD: How an antagonist of glutamate may help treat PTSD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12314\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2019\/10\/02\/ketamine-and-ptsd\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12314\" class=\"wp-image-12314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/bigstock-The-Text-Ptsd-Written-On-A-Cli-268734454.jpg?resize=136%2C90&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/bigstock-The-Text-Ptsd-Written-On-A-Cli-268734454.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/bigstock-The-Text-Ptsd-Written-On-A-Cli-268734454.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/bigstock-The-Text-Ptsd-Written-On-A-Cli-268734454.jpg?resize=100%2C66&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/bigstock-The-Text-Ptsd-Written-On-A-Cli-268734454.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Agonists and antagonists are chemical messengers that affect the process of neurotransmission. They bind to specific receptor sites of neurotransmitters and this can affect brain function and behaviour. Ketamine is one antagonists of the receptor sites of the neurotransmitter, glutamate. In this post we\u2019ll learn more about antagonists, how they work, how ketamine may help PTSD and a key study that demonstrates this.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been doing some upgrading to our blog. In this time, you may not have been getting the email alerts of new posts. Here they are just in case. Synaptic Pruning and Neural Networks Synaptic pruning (aka neural pruning) helps the formation of neural networks. 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