Chapter 3 Neurotransmitters Flashcards
Is Glutamate excitatory or inhibitory?
excitatory
What does Glutamate primarily help in?
learning and memory
Is Gamma-aminobutryic acid (GABA) inhibitory or excitatory?
inhibitory
What neurotransmitter do most anti anxiety drugs mimic?
GABA (Gamma - aminobutyric acid)
What is GABA critical for?
learning, movement, and sleep
What neurotransmitter is key in the development of epilepsy, insomnia, and depression?
GABA
Is Acetylcholine excitatory or inhibitory?
excitatory
What does Acetylcholine aid in ?
selective attention, learning and memory, sleep
What neurotransmitter deals with seeking out goals to accomplish?
Dopamine
Dopamine primarily helps in…
cognition/ decision making and movement
What neurotransmitter in lacking in people with Parkinson’s disease?
Dopamine
What neurotransmitter deals with mood balance?
Serotonin
What does serotonin aid in?
mood, eating, sexual behaviours, sleep, modulatory
What are Neuropeptides?
short strings of amino acids that act like NT
Difference between neuropeptides and neurotransmitters?
NT’s are more specialized.
e.g hunger, learning, and memory