What is the function of dopamine?
Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
What is the function of serotonin?
Affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal
What is the function of Norepinephrine?
Helps control alertness and arousal
What is the function of GABA?
A major inhibitory neuron transmitter
What is the function of glutamate?
A major exciting neurotransmitter, involved in memory
What are the malfunctions of ACh?
Not enough causes Alzheimer’s
What are malfunctions of dopamine?
Too much causes schizophrenia not enough causes Parkinson’s
What are malfunctions of serotonin?
Not enough is depression
Malfunctions of norepinephrine
Under supply can depress mood
Malfunctions of GABA
Not enough is linked to seizures
Malfunctions of glutamate
Overproduction can result in migraines or seizures
What is the function of endorphins?
Pain reduction
What is the function of Acetylcholine (ACh)?
Enables muscle action learning and memory