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Lecture # 2 Flashcards

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The hypothalamus

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Melatonin

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What are biological rhythms?

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Circadian Rhythms

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Seratonin

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Peptide neurotransmitter syntheisezed in the lateral or posterior hypothalamus.

Have projections to mammillary body and locus coeruleus, raphe nuclei, VTA

Promotes wakefullness and suppresses NREM and REM sleep. Keeps you awake rather than wake you up

Lack of the peptide results in narcolepsy

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