Neurotransmitters

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GABA

  • Major inhibitory NT

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Glutamate:

  • Major excitatory NT (glutes excite you!)

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Dopamine:

  • Reward (short term) & fine movement – in hypothalamus, assoc. w/ addiction

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Serotonin

  • Moods (long-term), emotion, sleep –in amygdala, too little assoc. w/ depression

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

  •  Memory and movement –in hippocampus, assoc. w/ Alzheimer’s

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Norepinephrine:

  • sympathetic NS - too little assoc. w/ depression

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Endorphins:

  • decrease pain

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Substance P:

  • pain regulation  (abnormality increases pain and inflammation)

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