Neurotransmitters

Question 1

What are the effects of Dopamine?

Answer 1

The neuropeptide, dopamine, is secreted by the hypothalamus and is associated with regulating mood, sensory perception, and attention. Dopamine influences:

• Alertness
• Happiness
• Hunger

Question 2

What are the effects of Serotonin?

Answer 2

Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter. It has a popular image as a contributor to feelings of well-being and happiness. Serotonin influences:

• Happiness
• Fullness
• Pain

Question 3

What are the effects of (nor)epinephrine?

Answer 3

Norepinephrine, is a catecholamine that acts as both a hormone and neurotransmitter. Norepinephrine influenced:

• Heart rate
• Alertness
• Happiness
• Blood circulation
• Pain

Question 4

What are the effects of glutamate?

Answer 4

The neurotransmitter Glumate, is by a wide margin the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate nervous system. It is used by every major excitatory function in the vertebrate brain, accounting in total for well over 90% of the synaptic connections in the human brain. Glumate influences:
-Excitatory neurotransmitter

Question 5

What are the effects of GABA?

Answer 5

GABA, is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the developmentally mature mammalian central nervous system. Its principal role is reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. GABA influences:

• Sleepiness
• Anxiety
• Alertness
• Memory
• Muscle tension