neurotransmitters

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agonists

Drugs that enhance the actions of neurotransmitters

chemically similar to neurotransmitter so receptors can’t tell the difference

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antagonists

drugs that inhibit the actions of neurotransmitters

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acetylcholine

responsible for motor control over muscles.

After moving across the synapses, acetylcholine binds with receptors on muscle cells

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dopamine

reward and motivation

voluntary motor movements- drinking eating sexual activity

parkinson’s disease

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gaba

inhibitory neurotransmitter

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norepinephrine

fight or flight

adrenaline rush

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endorphins

pain

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serotonin

emotional regulation

impulse control

aggressive behavior