Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Dopamine (DA)

Answer 1

involved in fine motor skills, integration of emotions and thoughts, decision making, and stimulates hypothalamus to release hormones

Question 2

Norepinephrine (NE)

Answer 2

affects mood, attention, and arousal and stimulates the sympathetic branch “ fight or flight” in response to stress

Question 3

Serotonin (5-HT)

Answer 3

plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states and pain perception, hormonal activity, aggression and sexual behavior

Question 4

Histamine (H)

Answer 4

involved in alertness, inflammatory response and stimulates gastric secretion

Question 5

GABA

Answer 5

plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation and anxiety, may also play a role in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties, may impair cognition and psychomotor functioning

Question 6

Glutamate

Answer 6

Excitatory, AMPA plays role in learning and memory

Question 7

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Answer 7

plays role in learning and memory, stimulates PNS “rest and digest”, affects sexual and aggressive behavior