6 Neurotransmitters Flashcards
Muscle movement, long term memory formation, impulsiveness/aggression, wakefulness, sexual behavior
Acetylcholine
Pleasure and reward, muscle movement, euphoric feeling, attention
Dopamine (brain)
Mood, regulation body temp, sleep, appetite, and pain
Serotonin
Controls anxiety/mood, motor movement, vision
GABA
Attentiveness, concentration, emotions, sleeping, dreaming and learning
Norepinephrine
Learning, memory
Glutamate
Excess of ACh
Severe shaking/ convulsions
Deficiency of ACh
Alzheimer’s disease, paralysis, increased hunger
Excess of dopamine
Schizophrenia
Deficiency of dopamine
Parkinson’s disease
Excess of serotonin
Tremors, headaches
Deficiency of serotonin
Depression, insomnia, impulsiveness, OCD behavior, increased pain
excess of GABA
Lethargy, sleep pattern interference
Deficiency of GABA
Anxiety disorders, Huntingtons disease
Excess of norepinephrine
Fear anxiety mania
Deficiency of norepinephrine
Depression, ADHD
Excess of glutamate
Excitotoxic (cell death/damage due to over stimulation)
Deficiency of glutamate
Possibly memory problems, ALS, anxiety
