Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Neurotransmitters

Answer 1

Effect muscle function, mood, feeling

Question 3

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Answer 3

Voluntary motor control
Synaptic gaps in muscles and organs
Attention/learning
Memory (not enough = Alzheimers)

Question 4

Dopamine

Answer 4

Fine voluntary motor control
Stick x2
Not enough = Parkinson’s disease (almost like statues)
Too much = schizophrenia

Question 5

Glutamate

Answer 5

Enhances transmission of neurons
Tells your neurons to keep firing
Too much = epileptic seizures

Question 6

GABA

Gama-aminobutryic acid

Answer 6

Inhibitory
Slloowwwss everything dowwnnn
Not enough = Epileptic seizures

Question 7

Norepinephrine

Answer 7

Makes you vigilant
Wakes you up charged with energy
Kinda like “ oh shoot - I’m scared”

Question 8

Serotonin

Answer 8

Sleep and wakefulness
In antidepressants often
Too much = aggressive behaviour

Question 9

Endorphins

Answer 9

Runners high
Indogenis(?)
Bodies natural pain killer
Morphine is the artificial version
(Wake up in hospital -> ready to punch through a wall)

Question 10

Drugs

Answer 10

Mimic neurotransmitters
Or
Interfere with their release

Question 11

Agonist

Answer 11

Increase the action of a neurotransmitter

“Everybody get going! You got this! Keep releasing neurotransmitters!”

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

Block the function of a neurotransmitter
Take all of the parking spots
Stop the action