neurotransmitters

Question 1

acetylocholina

Answer 1

acetylocholine - memory and learning, deficit - alzheimer;

Question 2

dopamina

Answer 2

dopamine - movements, learnign attention, emotions, mood, motivation; low - social anxiety, deficit - parkinson and depression, excess - schizophrenia

Question 3

epinefryna/adrenalina

Answer 3

epinephrine/adrenaline - to cope tih stress, increase heart rate, dilates pupils; fight or flisght response

Question 4

norepinefryna/noradrenalina

Answer 4

norepinephrine/noradrenaline- moments of danger, flight or fight, eating, sleeping; surplus - mania, stress, nervous tension; deficit - depression; ADHD

Question 5

endorfiny

Answer 5

endorphins - nautral opiates - in response to pain and vigorous activity; runner’s right; surplus - insufference to pain

Question 6

GABA (kwas GABA-aminomasłowy)

Answer 6

GABA - calming hunger, sleep; overactive GABA - panic attacks and stress

Question 7

glutaminian

Answer 7

glutamate - major excitatory neurotrasmitter, memory and learning; surplus - overstimulate brain, migraine, seizures

Question 8

wychwyt zwrotny

Answer 8

reuptake - reabsorption of the released neurotransmitter by the releasing neuron

Question 9

serotonina

Answer 9

serotonin - invloved in emotional arousal and sleep; deficit - ED, alcoholism, depression, agression, insomnia

Question 10

agonista

Answer 10

agonist - exciting neuron firing (pobudzające)

Question 11

antagonista

Answer 11

antagonist - inhibiting neuron firing (hamujące)