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    Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons. [1] Researchers have identified about 15-20 neurotransmitters so far, with more still being discovered. [2] The nervous system communicates accurately because there are multiple neurotransmitters, and each only works at matching receptor sites. [3] Different neurotransmitters have distinct functions in the body.

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    Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons. [1] Researchers have identified about 15-20 neurotransmitters so far, with more still being discovered. [2] The nervous system communicates accurately because there are multiple neurotransmitters, and each only works at matching receptor sites. [3] Different neurotransmitters have distinct functions in the body.

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    Neurotransmitters

    So far, researchers have discovered about 15–20 different neurotransmitters, and new ones are still being identified.
    The nervous system communicates accurately because there are so many neurotransmitters and because
    neurotransmitters work only at matching receptor sites. Different neurotransmitters do different things.
     
     Agonists and Antagonists
    Deficiency is  
    Excess is
    Neurotransmitter Major functions associated Agonists are chemicals that mimic
    associated with
        with the action of a particular
     
      neurotransmitter. They bind to
    receptors and generate postsynaptic
    Muscle movement, attention, Alzheimer’s
    Acetylcholine potentials.
    arousal, memory, emotion   disease
       
        Nicotine and Receptors
    Nicotine is an acetylcholine agonist,
    Voluntary movement, learning,
    Dopamine Schizophrenia Parkinsonism which means that it mimics
    memory, emotion
          acetylcholine closely enough to
     
    compete for acetylcholine receptors.
    Sleep, wakefulness, appetite, When both nicotine and
    mood, aggression, impulsivity, acetylcholine attach to a receptor
    Serotonin sensory perception, Depression site, the nerve fibers become highly
      stimulated, producing a feeling of
      temperature regulation, pain  
    suppression alertness and elation.
     
     
    Antagonists are chemicals that
    block the action of a particular
    Endorphins Pain relief, pleasure
        neurotransmitter. They bind to
       
    receptors but can’t produce
    Learning, memory, dreaming, postsynaptic potentials. Because
    awakening, emotion, stress- they occupy the receptor site, they
    Norepinephrine related increase in heart rate, Depression prevent neurotransmitters from
     
      stress-related slowing of   acting.
     
    digestive processes Paralysis and Poison Arrows
      Curare is a drug that causes
    paralysis. As an acetylcholine
    Main inhibitory neurotransmitter
    GABA antagonist, it binds to acetylcholine
    in the brain    
      receptors at nerve-muscle junctions,
     
    preventing communication between
    Main excitatory Multiple nerves and muscles. Doctors
    Glutamate
    neurotransmitter in the brain sclerosis   sometimes use curare to immobilize
     
        patients during extremely delicate
    surgery. South American tribes have
    long used curare as an arrow poison.

    Mrs. Caputo Chapter 2 Neurotransmitters AP PSYCH

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