Neurotransmitter Classification

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  1. 3. learning
  2. 5. Concentration
  3. 7. medications work by enhancing the brain’s response to GABA, having a relaxing and calming effect on individuals. Benzodiazepines are typically only prescribed for a couple of weeks as it can have adverse side effects of causing more anxiety or altering mood and behavior.
  4. 9. medications are usually used to treat the positive symptoms associated with psychosis (e.g. delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia), primarily in those with diagnosed schizophrenia.
  5. 11. those with schizophrenia usually have too much dopaminergic activity, antipsychotics work to antagonise dopamine receptors. Antipsychotics can also be used for individuals with dementia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
  6. 12. work by reducing the excitability of nerve signals in the brain, mainly for individuals who are suffering from insomnia, anxiety, panic disorder, and certain types of epilepsy.
  7. 14. Fight or flight
  8. 15. calming
  9. 16. in contrast to excitatory neurotransmitters, inhibitory neurotransmitters have the opposite effect, inhibiting/hindering the neurons. If a neurotransmitter is inhibitory, it makes the likelihood of the neuron firing action potential will be decreased. Examples of these types of neurotransmitter are GABA and endorphins.
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  1. 1. these types have an excitatory/stimulating effect on the neurons. If a neurotransmitter is excitatory, it will increase the likelihood that the neuron will fire action potential. Examples of these types of neurotransmitter are epinephrine and norepinephrine.
  2. 2. memory
  3. 4. euphoria
  4. 6. these are often called neuromodulators. If a neurotransmitter is a neuromodulate, this means it can affect a large number of neurons at the same time, as well as being able to influence the effects of other neurotransmitters. Neuromodulators do not directly activate the receptors of neurons but work together with neurotransmitters to enhance the excitatory or inhibitory responses of the receptors.Examples of these types of neurotransmitter are serotonin and dopamine.(SSRIs) are a type of antidepressant used to relieve symptoms of conditions such as depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and phobias.
  5. 8. work by blocking the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin into the neuron that released it. This means that there will be a build up of serotonin in the synaptic cleft, making it more likely that serotonin will reach the receptors of the next neurons.
  6. 10. mood
  7. 13. pleasure