Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Acetylcholine

Answer 1

Muscle contraction, sleep-wake cycle, learning & memory

Alzheimer’s; myasthenia gravis

Question 2

Dopamine

Answer 2

Personality, mood, memory, sleep, regulation of movement

Schizophrenia; Tourette’s; Parkinson’s

Question 3

Norepinephrine

Answer 3

Mood, attention, dreaming, learning, autonomic functions

Depression

Question 4

Serotonin

Answer 4

Mood, hunger, temperature regulation, sexual activity, arousal, sleep, aggression, migraines

Elevated levels in schizophrenia, autism, anorexia; low levels in depression, suicide, aggression, bulimia, PTSD, OCD

Question 5

GABA

Answer 5

Eating, motor control, vision, sleep

Seizures, anxiety disorders, Huntington’s

Question 6

Glutamate

Answer 6

Learning, memory, LTP

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, seizures, stroke-related brain damage

Question 7

Endorphins

Answer 7

Pain relief*, runner’s high, emotions, learning & behavior, sexual behavior

*prevents release of substance P which is involved in transmission of pain impulses