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Milt Teitler , Ph.D.   1978 - Ph.D. from University of Toronto
1976 - University of Buffalo  Current Research  Many drugs that
effect human mood and/or thought act by mimicking or inhibiting
the actions of neurons in the brain. Nerves function by
releasing chemicals (neurotransmitters) that interact with sites
(receptors) on other neurons in the brain. An important type of
neuron in the brain produces and releases the substance
serotonin; serotonin interacts with "serotonin receptors"
located on other neurons adjacent to the serotonin-producing
neuron. Dr. Teitler has established the role of serotonergic
systems in control of mood and cognition as well as the
serotonergic mechanisms of anti-migraine, anti-nausea, anti-
psychotic, and hallucinogenic drugs. Dr. Teitler is currently
pursuing the discovery of novel drugs directed at serotonin
receptors and their functions in the brain and periphery.
Underlying Dr. Teitler's research program is a bel