Neurotransmitters Flashcards
1
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Enables muscle action, learning, and memory
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Acetylcholine
2
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Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
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Dopamine
3
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Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
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Serotonin
4
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Helps control alertness and arousal
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Norepinephrine
5
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A major inhibitory neurotransmitter
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GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid)
6
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A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory
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Glutamate
7
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Neurotransmitters that influence the perception of pain or pleasure
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Endorphins
