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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Dopamine

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Movement, motivation, emotion, pleasure

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Acetylcholine

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Spinal cord, muscle contractions, memory, sleeping, dreaming

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Endorphins

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Pleasure: exercise, sex, spicy food

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GABA

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Major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain

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Glutamate

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Most common neurotransmitter

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Serotonin

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Mood, aggression, sleep, appetite

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