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AP Psychology Neurotransmitters Review Flashcards

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15256100623Acetylcholine AChCritical to motor movement (Deliver messages from neurons to muscles) Learning Memory0
15256100624DopamineMotor Movement Alertness, Attention1
15256100625EndorphinsPain control , stress reduction feelings of pleasure "Natural Opiates" (pain killers)2
15256100626Deficits- Alzheimer's DiseaseAcetylcholine ACh3
15256100627Excess: SchitzophreniaDopamine4
15256100628Deficit: Parkinson's diseaseDopamine5
15256100630GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)brain's major INHIBITORY neurotransmitter Deficit: Seizures, Insomnia6
15256100631Deficit: Seizures, InsomniaGABA7
15256100632GlutamateBrain's major EXCITATORY neurotransmitters Creates links between neurons that form basis of learning, long-term memory8
15256100633Deficit:Depressed moodGlutamate9
15256100634Norepinephrine (Nonadrenaline)fight of flight controls alertness, arousal elevates heart rate, circulation, respiration, etc.10
15256100635Deficit: depressed moodNorepinephrine (Nonadrenaline)11
15256100636SerotoninMood regulation hunger , sleep12
15256100637Deficit: depressed moodSerotonin.13
15256126195SSRIsselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors- used to treat depression14

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