neurotransmitters

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/21

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

22 Terms

1
New cards

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Enables muscle action, learning, and memory;

2
New cards

Dopamine

Influences voluntary movement, learning, attention, and emotion;

3
New cards

Serotonin

Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal;

4
New cards

Norepinephrine

Helps control alertness and arousal;

5
New cards

GABA

Inhibitory neurotransmitter; natural tranquilizer involved in calming you down; undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.

6
New cards

Glutamate

Excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory;

7
New cards

Endorphins

Influence the perception of pain and pleasure;

8
New cards

Substance P

Involved in pain transmission; and

9
New cards

aceytlcholine

oversupply linked to paralysis (Black Widow venom).

10
New cards

aceytlcholine

undersupply linked to Alzheimer’s disease and

11
New cards

Substance P

undersupply linked with pain insensitivity

12
New cards

Substance P

oversupply linked to Hyperalgesia (chronic pain), PTSD, IBD, and arthritis.

13
New cards

GABA

undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.

14
New cards

Norepinephrine

oversupply linked to anxiety/mania.

15
New cards

Norepinephrine

undersupply linked to depression and

16
New cards

Dopamine

oversupply linked to schizophrenia.

17
New cards

Dopamine

undersupply linked to Parkinson’s

18
New cards

Seratonin

undersupply linked to depression.

19
New cards

glutamate

oversupply linked to seizures and migraines.

20
New cards

glutamate

undersupply linked to concentration problems

21
New cards

endorphins

undersupply linked to depression

22
New cards

endorphins

oversupply can make people anxious/wired.