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ACETYLCHOLINE
(CNS/Autonomic NS)
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Muscle action, Learning, Memory
-low levels result in :
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NOREPINEHPHRINE
(Autonomic Nervous System)
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Control of Alertness & Wakefulness
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DOPAMINE
(Brain in the Substantia Nigra)
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Movement, Attention, Learning
Degeneration: Parkinson's
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SEROTONIN
Brain/Spinal Cord
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Regulation of Mood.
Controls Eating, Sleep (Dreaming), Arousal
Regulation Pain
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GABA
Brain/Spinal Cord
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Major Inhibitatory Transmitter in the Brain
Abnormal Levels Linked to:
Sleep & Eating...
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What are the two effects that drugs produce?
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1. Mimick the effects of transmitters:
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How do drugs produce their effects?
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By altering the process of Synaptic Transmission
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What are Neurotranmitters?
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Chemicals released by Neurons that carry information across the synapse.
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