AP psych Flashcards
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| 14990072679 | Acetylcholine (ACh) | Enables muscle action, learning, and memory. ex) With Alzheimer's disease, ACh-producing neurons deteriorate. | 0 | |
| 14990091529 | Dopamine | influences 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 disease | 1 | |
| 14990225571 | Serotonin | Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. ex) Undersupply linked to depression. Prozac and some other antidepressants drugs raise serotonin levels | 2 | |
| 14990296934 | Nerepinephrine | neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal. ex) undersupply can depress mood | 3 | |
| 14990310294 | GABA | A major inhibitory neurotransmitter. ex) Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia. | 4 | |
| 14990325369 | Glutamate | A 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 |