Neurotransmitters

Neurotransmitters:

•         Chemical message released by terminal buttons through the synapse. 

1.  Acetylcholine: (ACH)

• It's function is to motor movement and memory
• Too much and you will have depression 
• Not enough and you will have Alzheimer's

2. Dopamine 

• It's function is to motor movement and alertness. 
• Lack of dopamine is associated with Parkinson's disease. 
• Over abundance is associated with schizophrenia 

3. Serotonin

• Function deals with mood control .
• Does affect with hunger, sleep and arousal 
• Lack of serotonin has been linked with depression 

4. Endorphins 

• Function deals with pain control and pleasure 
• We become addicted to endorphin causing feelings 

5. GABA 

• A major transmitter 
• An under of Gaba is linked to seizures, trimmers and insomnia 

6. Norepinephrine 

• Associated with alertness and arousal and undersupply can depress the mood 

7. Glutamate 

• A major excitatory neurotransmitter 
• It is involved in memory 
• An oversupply can overstimulate the brain, produce migraine and seizures 
• This why people avoid MSG

8. Epinephrine 

• It is involved in energy and Glucose metabolism 
• Too much can result in anxiety and restless and too little has been associated with depression.