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NeuroTransmitters

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Acetylcholine   works at synapses that communicate directly with muscle movement. also involved with learning, memory, and attention  
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Nicotine   an agonist to acetylcholine  
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Botulinum toxin and Curare   antagonists of acetylcholine  
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Monoamines   linked to arousal, emotions, and behavior  
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Epinephrine   causes bursts of energy in response to stimuli  
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Norepinephrine   involved in arousal, alertness, and vigilance  
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stimulants   agonist to both epinephrine and norepinephrine  
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Dopamine   Involved in reward and motivation, motor control and planning. anything pleasurable will activate this.  
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Serotonin   involved in emotion, impulse control, and dreaming  
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GABA   primary inhibitory transmitter, released by alcohol and telling you not to do something.  
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Glutamate   Primary excitatory transmitter. aids learning and memory  
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Endorphins   Involved in natural pain reduction, reward, and attachment  
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Substance P   Enhances pain perception, also related to mood states  
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