Neurotransmitters -- First Aid Flashcards

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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Diseased state = increased anxiety, decrease in depression

Synthesis = locus ceruleus (pons) – stress and panic

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Dopamine (DA)

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Diseased state = increased in Huntingtons, decreased in Parkinson’s, decreased in depression

Synthesis = ventral tegmentum and SNc (midbrain)

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5-HT (serotonin)

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Diseased state = increased in Parkinson’s, decreased in anxiety, decreased in depression

Synthesis = Raphe nucleus (pons, medulla, midbrain)

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ACh

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Diseased state = increased in Parkinson’s, decreased in AD, decreased in Huntington’s

Synthesis = Basal nucleus of Meynert

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GABA

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Diseased state = decreased in anxiety, decreased in Huntington disease

Synthesis = nucleus accumbens (reward center, pleasure, addiction, fear)

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