Excitatory neurotransmitters allow ___ into the next neuron which depolarizes that cell.
Match the function or malfunction to the correct neurotransmitter.
Norepineprhine
Endorphins
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
GABA
Glutamate
Dopamine
Used in memory in the brain and muscle contraction in muscles.
Too much is associated with schizophrenia. Not enough is associated with Parkinson's. Also used in reward systems and the coordination of movement.
Low levels associated with the lowering of mood, i.e. depression.
Our major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Not enough may be associated with migraines and seizures.
Our major excitatory neurotransmitter. Our most abundant neurotransmitter.
Our pain-killing neurotransmitter.
Our "stress" neurotransmitter.
Agonists are chemicals that ________ neurotransmitters.
Prozac, an SSRI, is an ____ for serotonin.
A drug that blocks exocytosis would be an