Neurotransmitters (AP Psychology) Flashcards
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| 7482346183 | acetylcholine (ACh) | Released by motor neurons controlling skeletal muscles. It Contributes to the regulation of attention, arousal, and memory. Some of its receptors are stimulated by nicotine (associated with Alzheimer's Disease) Deficiency - Alzheimer's Curare poisoning paralyzes its victims by blocking ACh receptors involved in muscle movement |  | 0 |
| 7482346184 | dopamine (DA) | Voluntary movement -Alertness - Attention -Rewards -Emotion Excess - Schizophrenia Deficiency - Parkinson's Disease |  | 1 |
| 7482346185 | norepinephrine (NE) | -"Fight or flight" response: elevates heart rate, circulation, respiration; slows digestion -Controls alertness, arousal -Mood elevation Deficiency - Depression, ADHD Excess - Anxiety, High blood pressure |  | 2 |
| 7482346186 | serotonin | -Mood regulation -Hunger/Appetite --Arousal Deficiency - Depression (Treated with SSRI's - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; prevent serotonin from being reabsorbed in uptake, leaving more in synapses) Excess - Anxiety, OCD, Insomnia, Hypermania (associated with Depressive disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorders, Eating disorders) |  | 3 |
| 7482346187 | GABA | Brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter Deficiency - Seizures, Insomnia |  | 4 |
| 7482346188 | glutamate | Brain's main (agonist) excitatory neurotransmitter -Creates links between neurons that form basis of learning, long-term memory. Excess - Multiple sclerosis Excess - Seizures & Migraines(Avoid foods with MSG - monosodium glutamate; overstimulate brain) |  | 5 |
| 7482346189 | Acetylcholine | Alzheimers |  | 6 |
| 7482346190 | Dopamine | oversupply = Schizophrenia, termors, Parkinson's | 7 | |
| 7482346191 | Serotonin | Undersupply = Depression | 8 | |
| 7482346192 | Norepinephrine | oversupply can depress mood | 9 | |
| 7482346193 | GABA | undersupply = Seizures, tremors, insomnia | 10 | |
| 7482346194 | Glutamate | Oversupply can overstimulate brain, migranes or seizures | 11 | |
| 7486870821 | Endorphins | -Pain control & relief - Stress reduction -Feelings of pleasure -Natural opiates Deficiency - Addiction Potentially involved in addiction Morphine is an agonist for endorphins | 12 | |
| 7486872372 | Endorphins | undersupply - Addiction Potentially involved in addiction | 13 | |
| 7486884814 | Endorphins | oversupply can lead to insensitivity to pain/little pain | 14 |