NEUROTRANSMITTER

8問 • 1年前

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- body’s ability to survive - can create feelings of dizziness, light-headedness and vision changes - high levels of adrenaline due to stress without real danger can cause heart damage, insomnia, and a jittery, nervous feeling

ADRENALINE

- alertness - Strongly associated with bringing our nervous system into “high-alert” - Associated with awake-arousal - Also important for forming memories - Healthy humans feed fish oil rich in the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA show reduced plasma levels of the stress- associated hormone

NORADRENALINE

- Inhibitory neurotransmitter - involved with motivation, decision-making, movement, reward processing, attention, working memory, and learning - Vitamin B6 is essential in converting __ - Produce arousal - Thought to play an important role in motivation

DOPAMINE

- Inhibitory, it is involved in pain reduction and pleasure - Allows bears and animals to hibernate

ENDORPHINS

- major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain, occurring in 30-40% of all synapses - Acts like a brake to the excitatory neurotransmitters that lead to anxiety - Caffeine has an effect of inhibiting GABA release

GAMMA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID

- Responsible for much of the stimulation of muscles, including the muscles of the gastrointestinal system. - Linked to Alzheimer’s disease

ACETYLCHOLINE

- Most excitatory neurotransmitter in the cortex - Plays an important role in learning and memory long term potentiation (LTP) -molecular processes believed to help form memories, occurs in __ neurons in the hippocampus and cortex - Actually toxic to neurons, and an excess will kill them.

GLUTAMATE

- Intimately involved in emotion and mood - Too little ___ has been shown to lead to: Depression - problems with anger control - also leads to an increased appetite for carbohydrates (starchy foods) and trouble sleeping

SEROTONIN

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