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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Norepinephrine

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increased in anxiety
decreased in depression

synthesized in the locus ceruleus (pons)

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Dopamine

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increased in huntingtons
decreased in parkinsons
decreased in depression

synthesized in the ventral tegmentum and substantia nigra pars compacta (midbrain)

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5-HT

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decreased in anxiety
decreased in depression

synthesized in the raphe nuclei (pons, medulla, midbrain)

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Ach

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increased in parkinsons
decreased in alzheimers
decreased in huntingtons

synthesized in the basal nucleus of Meynert

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GABA

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decreased in anxiety
decreased in huntingtons

synthesized in the nucleus accumbens

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Alzheimers

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decreased Ach

increased glutamate

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Anxiety

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increased NE
decreased GABA
decreased 5-HT

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Depression

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decreased NE
decreased 5-HT
decreased DA

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Huntingtons

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increased DA
decreased GABA
decreased Ach

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Parkinsons

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decreased DA

increased Ach

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Schizophrenia

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increased DA

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