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Neurotransmitters
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The first neurotransmitter to be discovered, there are low levels of it in people with Alzheimer's disease.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
Associated with the action of the sympathetic nervous system, it's effects are enhanced by amphetamines ("speed").
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
An inhibitory neurotransmitter, Parkinson's patients have too little of it, schizophrenics too much.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
Another inhibitory neurotransmitter, it's effects are enhanced by antianxiety drugs such as Valium.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
the most common neurotransmitter, it is actually toxic to neurons.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
Too little of this neurotransmitter has been shown to lead to depression, obsessions, and even suicide.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
Our built-in pain-killer, it is structurally similar to opium and heroin.
serotonin
GABA
glutamate
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
dopamine
endorphin
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