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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Norepinephrine

Anxiety? Depression?

A 
Increased = anxiety
Decreased = depression
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NE synthesis

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Locus ceruleus (pons) = stress and panic

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Dopamine

Huntington? Parkinson? Depression?

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Increased = Huntington
Decreased = Parkinson, depression
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Dopamine synthesis

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Ventral tegmentum and Substantia nigra compacta

Midbrain

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Serotonin

Parkinson? Anxiety? Depression?

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Increased = Parkinson
Decreased = anxiety and depression
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5HT synthesis

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Raphe nucleus (pons, medulla, midbrain)

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ACh

Parkinson? Alzheimer? Huntington?

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Increased = Parkinson
Decreased = Alzheimer, Huntington
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ACh synthesis

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Basal nucleus of Meynert

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GABA

Anxiety? Huntington?

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Decreased = anxiety, Huntington

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10
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GABA synthesis

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Nucleus accumbens (reward center, pleasure, addiction, fear)

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Changes in anxiety

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Increased = NE
Decreased = 5HT, GABA
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12
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Changes in depression

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Decreased = NE, dopamine, 5HT

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Changes in Huntington

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Increased = dopamine
Decreased = ACh, GABA
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14
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Changes in Parkinson

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Increased = 5HT, ACh
Decreased = dopamine
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15
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Changes in Alzheimer

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Decreased = ACh

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16
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Locus ceruleus (pons)

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Norepinephrine

17
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Ventral tegmentum and SNc (midbrain))

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Raphe nucleus (pons, medulla, midbrain)

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Basal nucleus of Meynert

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Nucleus accumbens

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