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Neurotransmitter
Effect
Acetylcholine
Stimulation of
muscles, memory,
learning, sleep
Too littledementia
(deterioration in
cognitive function=
the ability to
process throughts
(Alzheimer’s))
Too muchdepression
Voluntary
movement,
feelings of
pleasure, attention
Too little- some
form of depression
& muscular rigidity
Too much- social
anxiety,
schizophrenia
(breakdown of
thought processes)
Arousal, alertness,
eating, depression
Too littledepression
Too muchschizophrenia
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
(noradrenaline)
Serotonin
Arousal levels,
emotion, sleep
Too littledepression, anger
control, obsessivecompulsive
disorder, suicide,
increased appetite
for carbohydrates
Too much- rapid
changes in blood
pressure, high
fever, heartache,
vomiting
Drug used to treat Picture
it
Botulin, BotoxPrevent neurons
from releasing
acetylcholine.
Chlorpromazine,
Haloperidol – Block
dopamine receptors
to limit the uptake
of dopamine.
AmphetaminesCauses the release
of norepinephrine,
as well as dopamine
and serotonin.
Prozac,
Hallucinogens
(ecstasy, LSD)prevent neurons
from absorbing
excess serotonin, so
that there’s more
left floating around
in the synapses.