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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Glutamate

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Excitatory
most common
goes across whole brain
control behavior (learning/memory)

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GABA

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inhiboratry
goes across brain
controls behaviours (anxiety/motor control)

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

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excitatory
tells muscles when to contract

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Norepinephrine

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excitatory and inhibitory
functions differ at various sites
learning/memory/wakefulness/eating/depression/panic disorders

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serotonin

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inhibitory (mostly)
mood/eating/sleep/arousal/ depression

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dopamine

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excitatory and inhibitory
voluntary movements/learning/motivation/pleasure/depression/parkinson’s disease/schizophrenia

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endorphine

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inhibitory (mostly)
sensitivity to pain
suppresses pain
not enough than everything will hurt

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