AP Psychology Unit 1-Hormones and Neurotransmitters

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Norepinephrine

helps control alertness and arousal

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Serotonin

Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

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Ghrelin

A hunger-arousing hormone secreted by an empty stomach

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Glutamate

A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory

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Acetylcholine

enables muscle action, learning, and memory

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Dopamine

influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion

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Serotonin

Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

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GABA

a major inhibitory neurotransmitter

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Endorphins

Painkiller and mood enhancer

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Substance P

a neurotransmitter involved in pain perception

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Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

Response to stress; increases respiration, blood pressure, and heart rate

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Leptin

Regulates appetite, inhibits hunger

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Melatonin

regulates sleep/wake cycle, circadian rhythm

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Oxytocin

"Love hormone" influences social bonding and reproduction