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1
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Dopamine - altered cause what diseases?

A

Increase: schizophrenia
Decrease: depression, Parkinson disease

2
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Norepinephrine production in brain

A

1 - locus cereleus

reticular formation
solitary pathway

3
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NE - altered causes what disorders?

A

decrease: depression
Increase: anxiety, mania

4
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Serotonin - altered cause what diseases?

A

Decreased: anxiety, depression

5
Q

Serotonin production in brain

A

raphe nucleus

6
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Acetylcholine - altered cause what diseases?

A

Increase: parkinson disease (primarily dopamine mediated)
Decrease: Alzheimer dz, huntington dz

7
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GABA production in brain

A

produced from glutamate and vitamin B6 in the nucleus accumbens

8
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GABA - altered causes what diseases?

A

Decreased: anxiety, huntington dz

B6 deficiency can decrease GABA production leading to seizures

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