BIG 6 Neurotransmitters Too Much Depression Too Little Alzheimer s Dementia Schizophrenia Parkinson s Disease Neurotransmitter Acetylcholine long term memory involved in voluntary movement learning memory and sleep Botox block ATCH no muscle contraction Black Widow Spider Poison floods body with ATCH convulsions and heart beats too fast Botulism Dopamine Mood attention movement and learning experience of pleasure voluntary muscle movement regulates emotions Cocaine and Marijuana affect dopamine levels eating alertness stress responses fight or flight response motivates us to pick fight or flight Norepinephrine Schizophrenia Depression Anxiety Depression and organize a plan Found more in the brain than the body Brain vs body Effects mood motivation attention and concentration Epinephrine involved in energy and glucose metabolism adrenaline Found more in the body than the brain body vs brain Serotonin mood sleep appetite temperature and impulsive and aggressive behavior regulates drives sleep hunger sex thirst Manic Autism Depression OCD Borderline Personality Disorder Sleeping Disorders Anxiety Lack of Appetite GABA Sleepy state Slows down messages to the brain coming through the brain stem slows down excitement and anxiety Drunken state ex alcohol Seizures Released in antidepressants to create calming and relaxing feeling alcohol Endorphins High Depression Pain relief blocks pain Produces euphoria Body s natural opiates feelings of pleasure Anxiety
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