Influences motivation and pleasure (brain’s reward system) and movements, Too much of this can lead to schizophrenia, Too little of this can lead to Parkinson's (loss of muscle control)

Helps with feelings of well-being and satisfaction, mood, consciousness (sleep and awareness), and hunger, Low levels of this are linked with depression

Controls stress responses, adrenaline, fight/flight arousal (slightly affects blood vessels more)

(aka adrenaline) controls fear or stress responses, increases heart rate & heart contractions, restricting blood flow and raising blood pressure (slightly affects the heart more)

Controls memory formation, muscle control and learning, low levels of this can lead to Alzheimer's

Slows down the brain by producing a calming effect, reduce anxiety. Low levels can cause muscle fatigue and seizures

Controls cognitive, motor, and sensory functions (also learning and memory)

Acts as a natural pain reliever

Influences the release of other neurotransmitters, usually suppresses them related to energy transfer (sleep)

Regulate communication between other neurons related to immune function, learning and memory, metabolism, stress, motor behavior, pain perception (basically everything) main goal is eating motivation

Increases the effects of a neurotransmitter

Blocks a neurotransmitter from functioning

Includes the muscular and skeletal systems and it controls voluntary movements, can cause muscle paralysis under agonists & antagonists

Includes sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and controls involuntary body movements, under the influence of antagonists it blocks all responses and it triggers them under agonists

Sympathetic Nervous System

Stress response system, initiates the body’s flight/flight/freeze response, under antagonists the response does not trigger, under agonists, it does trigger

Parasympathic Nervous System

Conserves energy and stimulates rest in the body, under antagonists the response does not trigger, under agonists, it does trigger

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Neurotransmitters

For AP Pysch

Question	Answer
Dopamine	Influences motivation and pleasure (brain’s reward system) and movements, Too much of this can lead to schizophrenia, Too little of this can lead to Parkinson's (loss of muscle control)
Serotonin	Helps with feelings of well-being and satisfaction, mood, consciousness (sleep and awareness), and hunger, Low levels of this are linked with depression
Norepinephrine	Controls stress responses, adrenaline, fight/flight arousal (slightly affects blood vessels more)
Epinephrine	(aka adrenaline) controls fear or stress responses, increases heart rate & heart contractions, restricting blood flow and raising blood pressure (slightly affects the heart more)
Acetylcholine	Controls memory formation, muscle control and learning, low levels of this can lead to Alzheimer's
GABA	Slows down the brain by producing a calming effect, reduce anxiety. Low levels can cause muscle fatigue and seizures
Glutamate	Controls cognitive, motor, and sensory functions (also learning and memory)
Endorphins	Acts as a natural pain reliever
Adenosine	Influences the release of other neurotransmitters, usually suppresses them related to energy transfer (sleep)
Anandamide	Regulate communication between other neurons related to immune function, learning and memory, metabolism, stress, motor behavior, pain perception (basically everything) main goal is eating motivation
Agonists	Increases the effects of a neurotransmitter
Antagonists	Blocks a neurotransmitter from functioning
Somatic	Includes the muscular and skeletal systems and it controls voluntary movements, can cause muscle paralysis under agonists & antagonists
Autonomic	Includes sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and controls involuntary body movements, under the influence of antagonists it blocks all responses and it triggers them under agonists
Sympathetic Nervous System	Stress response system, initiates the body’s flight/flight/freeze response, under antagonists the response does not trigger, under agonists, it does trigger
Parasympathic Nervous System	Conserves energy and stimulates rest in the body, under antagonists the response does not trigger, under agonists, it does trigger

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