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14990072679Acetylcholine (ACh)Enables muscle action, learning, and memory. ex) With Alzheimer's disease, ACh-producing neurons deteriorate.0
14990091529Dopamineinfluences movement, learning, attention, and emotion. ex) Excess dopamine receptor activity is linked to schizophrenia. Starved of dopamine, the brain produces the tremors and decreased mobility of Parkinson's disease1
14990225571SerotoninAffects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. ex) Undersupply linked to depression. Prozac and some other antidepressants drugs raise serotonin levels2
14990296934Nerepinephrineneurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal. ex) undersupply can depress mood3
14990310294GABAA major inhibitory neurotransmitter. ex) Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.4
14990325369GlutamateA major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory. Oversupply can overstimulate brain, producing migraines or seizures (which is why some people avoid MSG, monosodium glutamate, in food).5

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