AP Psych Unit 1 - Chemical Signals
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Neurotransmitters and Hormornes
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Dopamine
Reward pathway, voluntary movement, influences sleeping
Serotonin
Mood, sleep, hunger
Norepinephrine
Alertness and arousal (vigilance), with epinephrine during SNS response
Gultamate
Learning and memory, wildly distributed excitatory neurotransmitter
GABA
Sleep, calm, slowdown, inhibitory neurotransmitter
Endorphins
Reduce pain
Substance P
In the brain and spinal cord, transmit pain signals
Acetylcholine (Ach)
Muscle actions & attention (in learnin)
Endocrine System
The system in the body that controls hormones, chemical communication system
Leptin
Inhibts hunger when it doesn't need energy
Melatonin
Regulation of circadian rhythm, pineal response to light
Ghrelin
Triggers hunger, growth hormones, insulin release, protects cardio vascular health
Cortisol
Maintain homeostasis → stress hormone
Adrenilin
Prepare body for emergencies → Flight or fight response
Hormones
Chemical messenger that are manufactured by the Endocrine glands, travel through the blood stream, affect other tissues
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