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neurotransmitters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| serotonin | involved in the regulation of sleep, wakefulness, dreaming eating and impulse control. Low levels are associated with mood disorders. |
| Norepinephrine | influences mood and arousal such as state of vigilance or a heightened awareness of danger. It is usually considered an excitatory neurotransmitter involved in stress, increasing heartbeat, arousal, learning and memory and eating |
| Acetylcholine | it produces muscle contractions in the motor neurons. In the hippocampus, it is involved in memory formation, learning and general intellectual function. |
| Glutamate | Generally, an excitatory neotransmitter invloled in enhancing transmission of information in the brain |
| GABA | Generally, an inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps balance and offset excitatory message and reduces anxiety. It is also involved in allergies |
| endorphins | endorphins regulate pain and positive emotions, associated with aerobic exercise. It is the brains natural opiates |
| dopamine | involved in voluntary muscle movements, attention, learning, memory and emiotional arousal and rewarding sensastions |
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