Neurotransmitters and Mood and Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
Amino acid neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect
Acetylcholine - excitatory or inhibitory
Glutamate - excitatory
Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) - inhibitory
Biogenic amine neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect
Dopamine - excitatory D1, inhibitory D2
Norepinephrine - excitatory
Epinephrine - excitatory
Serotonin - excitatory or inhibitory
Neuropeptide neurotransmitters, and their postsynaptic effect
Substance P - excitatory
Opioids - inhibitory
What is the monoamine hypothesis (depression)?
Basis of depression is a depletion in levels of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine
Location of pathways of serotonin?
5-HT pathways . cerebellum . cerebral cortex . striatum . hippocampus
Function of serotonin?
Control arousal/sleep wake cycle
Implicated in behaviour/mood
appetitive
emotions
Which pathway involves- Cerebellum Cerebral cortex Thalamus Limbic system
Norepinephrine/Noradrenaline pathways
Function of noradrenergic pathways?
Influences arousal/wakefulness
Implicated in mood/behaviour
appetitive
sexual behaviour
What are the three pathways of dopamine?
Nigostriatal
Mesolimbic
Mesocortical
Location of Nigostriatal pathway
Striatum (Caudate/Putamen)
Location of Mesolimbic/Mesocortical pathway (6)
Ventral tegmental area limbic areas frontal lobe nucleus accumbens Hippocampus Amygdala
Where are the glucocorticoid receptors located in the brain? (4)
hippocampus
pre-frontal cortex
amygdala
hypothalamus
How does stress/cortisol impact the hippocampus?
decreases dendrites of pyramidal cells, affecting memory
How does stress/cortisol impact the prefrontal cortex?
decrease dendrites of pyramidal cells, affecting emotion and attention
How does stress/cortisol impact the amygdala?
increases arborisation
potentially increases anxiety