Neurotransmitters

acetylcholine

-muscle contraction

-memory

-learning

acetylcholine deficiency

-alzheimer’s

-degenerative paralytic diseases

glutamate

-memory

-excitatory

-cellular formation

-protein synthesis

glutamate excess

-migraines

-seizures

dopamine (7)

-movement

-learning

-attention

-emotion

-thought process

-reward

-drug addiction

dopamine deficiency

-schizophrenia

-depression

dopamine excess

-tremors

-parkinson’s

serotonin

-hunger

-mood arousal

-sleep

serotonin deficiency

depression

norepinephrine

sympathetic ns:

-alertness

-BP

-heart rate

GABA

-inhibits brain activity

-calming

GABA deficiency

-seizures

-tremors

-insomnia

-anxiety

endorphins

-pain

-pleasure

-suppressed by opiods

-”runner’s high”

substance p

-pain

-immunity

-inflammatory processes

substance p excess

chronic pain