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Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters and their functions
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/04/2012
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Acetylcholine (ACh)
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enables muscle action, learning, and memory
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influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
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affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
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a major inhibitory neurotransmitter
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