Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Dopamine

Answer 1

Location: Substantia Nigra
Function: Movement, attention, learning
Less Dopamine - Parkinson’s Disease
More Dopamine - Schizophrenia

Question 2

Acetylcholine

Answer 2

Location: ANS, neuromuscular junctures - usually between motor neurons and muscle cells
Function: Attention, learning, muscle action, memory
Interference may cause paralysis - related to hunting animals

Question 3

Endorphins

Answer 3

Function: Reduce pain, increase positive sensations - similar to effects of morphine and opium

Question 4

Norepinephrine

Answer 4

Location: ANS
Function: Alertness and Wakefulness

Question 5

Serotonin

Answer 5

Location: Brain and Spinal chord
Function: Regulation of mood, control of eating, sleeping and arousal
- implicated in regulation of pain and in dreaming

Question 6

GABA

Answer 6

Gamma-Amino-Butyric Acid
Location: Brain and Spinal Chord
Function: Inhibitory effects - less functionality related to sleep and eating disorders

Question 7

Agonist (in medicine)

Answer 7

A chemical substance that facilitates the action of a neurotransmitter at a receptor site
e.g. Serotonin for depression

Question 8

Antagonist (in medicine)

Answer 8

Chemical Substance that inhibits the impact of a neurotransmitter at a receptor site
e.g. Dopamine for schizophrenia