Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Outline the role and key neucli (and location) of Noradrenaline

A

Sleep and arousal and muscle tone

from the Locus coeruleus

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Outline the role and key neucli (and location) of Seretonin (5-HT)

A

Raphe nuclei

Sleep
Mood

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Outline the role and key neucli (and location) of Acetylcholine

A

from the pontine neucli mostly

Mostly
excitatory

Arousal,
learning,
memory,
motor control

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Outline the role and key neucli (and location) of Dopamine

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For Mood, arousal and reward

key role in motor coordination via exiting the thalamus, if lost - parkinsons motor condtions are seen

From the substantia niagra in the midbrain
and the ventral tegmental area

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