Medicines, Drugs, and Brain Activity

Chapter 8 of How the Brain Works: Medicines, Drugs, and Brain Activity.

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Sources and credits for imagery used in this film, including material incorporated into explanatory animations.

L-DOPA-from-xtal-view-1-3D-bs-17
Ben Mills
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Incorporated into an explanatory animation; presentation may include cropping, labels and overlays.
L-DOPA ball-and-stick model — Ben Mills, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Arvid Carlsson at the 2011 Göteborg Science Festival
Vogler
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Arvid Carlsson at the 2011 Göteborg Science Festival — Vogler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Oleh Hornykiewicz, 1985
Renate Heldt
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Oleh Hornykiewicz, 1985 — Renate Heldt, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Carbidopa ball-and-stick
MarinaVladivostok
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Carbidopa ball-and-stick model — MarinaVladivostok, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Medicationlevodopa
Revion101
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Kinson levodopa/carbidopa bottle — Revion101, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Cueing-for-Levodopa-Induced-Dyskinesias-in-Parkinsons-Disease-Video 1
Eva Schaeffer, Gerd Linke, Daniela Berg
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Schaeffer E, Linke G, Berg D (2016), Cueing for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease, Video S1, Frontiers in Neurology, DOI 10.3389/fneur.2016.00237, CC BY 4.0.
Propofol2021
James Heilman, MD
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Propofol vial — James Heilman, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Use of Ether for Anesthesia title QS:P1476,en:"Use of Ether for Anesthesia" label QS:Len,"Use of Ether for Anesthesia"
Southworth & Hawes (American, active 1844 - 1862) – daguerreotypist (American) Details on Google Art Project
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Southworth & Hawes, Use of Ether for Anesthesia, late spring 1847, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/J. Paul Getty Museum Google Art Project.
GABAA receptor schematic
Boghog2, based on Shao; transmembrane arrangement revised by Schneedrache
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GABA-A receptor schematic — Boghog2, based on Shao; revision by Schneedrache. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
BIS JPN
ignis
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BIS monitor and sensor — ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Research references

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How this film was made

Created and editorially directed by Anders Lunde using a custom production system developed over six months. AI assists research, drafting, programming, and visual production; I review and edit the material and make the final editorial decisions. Narration uses text-to-speech. Visuals combine custom-built scientific animations, AI-generated reconstructions, and credited scientific imagery.

Generated reconstructions illustrate scientific interpretations. They are distinct from photographs, specimens, and measured data.

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Visual credits

L-DOPA-from-xtal-view-1-3D-bs-17

Arvid Carlsson at the 2011 Göteborg Science Festival

Oleh Hornykiewicz, 1985

Carbidopa ball-and-stick

Medicationlevodopa

Cueing-for-Levodopa-Induced-Dyskinesias-in-Parkinsons-Disease-Video 1

Propofol2021

Use of Ether for Anesthesia title QS:P1476,en:"Use of Ether for Anesthesia" label QS:Len,"Use of Ether for Anesthesia"

GABAA receptor schematic

BIS JPN

Research references

How this film was made