Neurotransmitters

**Glutamate**

__________has an excitatory function. **___________** is an amino Acid. It has voltage and neurotransmitter dependant ion channels

**GABA**

________has an inhibitory Function. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter and GABA receptors are ionotropic. Lack of _________ is related to seizure disorders

**ACH (Acetylcholine)**

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In the CNS it is related to memory, learning REM and dreaming. In PNS it is related to muscle contraction. Botox prevents release of ACH in PNS

**Myasthenia gravis**

is an autoimmune disorder treaded through ACHE inhibitors

**Dopamine**

Excitatory and inhibitory effects. It is involved in voluntary movement, learning, attention, planning and problem solving

**Norepinephrine:**

important for vigilance in the CNS and important for autonomic nervous system regulation in the PNS

**Serotonin:**

mood regulation, eating, sleeping dreaming, arousal, pain regulation and impulse control

**Histamine:**

involved in wakefulness

**Peptides:**

co-release of peptides alongside neurotransmitter from terminal buttons to regulate sensitivity of presynaptic or postsynaptic receptors

**Lipids:**

Synthesised on demand. They act as neurotransmitters to send messages between or within cells