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Enables muscle action, learning, and memory
↓ in Alzheimers |
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Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
↑ in Schizophrenia
↓ in Parkinson's |
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Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
↓ in Depression |
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Helps control alertness and arousal
↓ in depression |
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Major inhibitory neurotransmitter
↓ in seizures, tremors, and insomnia |
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Major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory
↑ in migraines and seizures |
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| Excitatory drug; mimics effect or blocks reuptake of neurotransmitter |
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| Inhibitory drug; inhibits neurotransmitter's release (in the picture it blocks the receptor site on the next neurotransmitter) |
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