Prior to taking the drug, hears voices and has irrational thoughts.
Under a doctor’s care, the person takes this drug
and in time, stops hearing voices and their thoughts are much more rational.
In the brain, the drug binds to dopamine receptors but does not cause the postsynaptic neuron to fire.
As a result they block the natural dopamine from binding.
Current research suggest that the most important brain region for these effects it ventral tegmental area.