Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Dopamine

Answer 1

Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion. Too much means schizophrenia. Too little means Parkinson.

Question 2

Serotonin

Answer 2

Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. Too little means depression. (Prozac)

Question 3

Norepinephrine

Answer 3

Helps control alertness and arousal. Undersupply causes depression.

Adrenaline

Question 4

GABA (gamma – aminobutyric acid)

Answer 4

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter her. Undersupply linked to seizures tremors and insomnia.

Question 5

Glutamate

Answer 5

Excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory. Too much causes migraines.

Question 6

Acetylcholine

Answer 6

Enables muscle action, learning, and memory. With alzheimer’s ACH deteriorates.