PSY 342 Study Guide - Final Guide: Neurotransmitter Transporter, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Norepinephrine Transporter
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Catecholamine
• Monoamines
• Examples,
o Dopamine
o Norepinephrine
▪ Made from dopamine
o Epinephrine
Endogenous Opioids
• Peptide neurotransmitters that are important for pain control
o Protein-like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other
Acetylcholine
• EPSP
• Cholinergic
o Nerve cells where acetylcholine serves as a neurotransmitter
• Functions,
o Movement in the neurovascular junction
o Memory
o Parasympathetic nervous system
Dopamine
• Functions,
o Stimulates the reward system in the brain
▪ Learning
▪ Addiction
o Attention
• Excess of it leads to schizophrenia
Norepinephrine
• Noradrenergic
• Functions,
o Vigilance
o Mood
o Fight or flight response
Glutamate
• Most widespread excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
• Functions,
o Learning
o Memory
o Making new connections
GABA
• Most widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain
• Functions,
o Relaxation
Document Summary
Catecholamine: monoamines, examples, dopamine, norepinephrine, made from dopamine, epinephrine. Endogenous opioids: peptide neurotransmitters that are important for pain control, protein-like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other. Acetylcholine: epsp, cholinergic, nerve cells where acetylcholine serves as a neurotransmitter, functions, movement in the neurovascular junction, memory, parasympathetic nervous system. Dopamine: functions, stimulates the reward system in the brain. Learning: addiction, attention, excess of it leads to schizophrenia. Norepinephrine: noradrenergic, functions, vigilance, mood, fight or flight response. Glutamate: most widespread excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, functions, learning, memory, making new connections. Gaba: most widespread inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, functions, relaxation, sleep, helps to put us to sleep. If inhibited: the action of the neurotransmitter increases. Degradation: enzymes destroy the neurotransmitters, no reuptake, examples, histamine, acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase. Allosteric sites: another site on the receptor of a neurotransmitter that influences the neurotransmitter when a drug binds there.
