Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter | Function | Conditions when Malfunctions |
Acetylcholine (ACh) | It is a neuromodulator so it enables muscle action, learning, and memory | Alzheimer’’s disease |
Dopamine | Regulatory motor activity, influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion | Too much = schizophrenia too little = tremors and decreased mobility in Parkinson’s disease |
Serotonin | affects mood, hunger, sleep and dreaming, pain regulation, and arousal | undersupply linked to Depression |
Norepinephrine | helps control alertness and arousal | undersupply depresses mood |
GABA (Gamma_amniobutyric acid) | major inhibitory neurotransmitter | undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia |
Glutamate | a major excitatory neurotransmitters, involved in memory and learning | oversupply = overstimulated brain causing migraines and seizures. |
Endorphins | pain control and pleasure | too little = depression , moodiness, trouble sleeping, body pains |