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What each messenger does, and how drugs change the message.
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Which neurotransmitter triggers contraction where a motor neuron meets a skeletal muscle fiber?
Which neurotransmitter helps regulate mood, sleep, and appetite?
A driver suddenly becomes alert when a tire blows out. Which neurotransmitter is most tied to arousal and alertness?
Which neurotransmitter is the brain's major inhibitory messenger, making a neuron less likely to fire?
Which neurotransmitter is the brain's major excitatory messenger and supports learning and memory?
After a long run, a student feels less pain and a mild rush of pleasure. Which neurotransmitter best explains this effect?
A video game reward makes a player eager to keep trying the level. Which neurotransmitter is central to reward pathways?
Which neurotransmitter is important for memory and attention as well as muscle action?
An oversupply of which neurotransmitter is linked to positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations?
A disorder involving tremors and slow movement is linked to too little dopamine in motor pathways. Which disorder fits that association?
Many antidepressants called SSRIs target the reuptake of which neurotransmitter?
Loss of neurons that produce which neurotransmitter is associated with Alzheimer's disease memory problems?
Too little of the brain's main inhibitory signal can let neurons fire too easily and is linked to seizures. Which neurotransmitter is low?
An oversupply of which excitatory neurotransmitter can overstimulate the brain and is associated with seizures?
A drug binds to a receptor and activates it like the natural neurotransmitter would. What type of drug is it?
A drug occupies a receptor site and prevents the neurotransmitter from attaching there. What type of drug is it?
A pain drug resembles endorphins closely enough to activate opioid receptors. What is the drug acting as?
A toxin sits on acetylcholine receptors at a muscle but does not activate them, making contraction difficult. What is it?
A stimulant causes terminal buttons to release extra dopamine, strengthening dopamine signaling. In broad terms, what is the drug?
A medication attaches to dopamine receptors but produces no postsynaptic response and blocks dopamine. What is the medication acting as?
A drug slows the reuptake of serotonin at the synapse. What happens to serotonin's effect there?
An antagonist blocks glutamate receptors on the receiving neuron. What happens to the excitatory message?
A drug mimics GABA and activates GABA receptors. What is the likely effect on the receiving neuron?
A drug prevents enzymes from breaking down acetylcholine in the synapse. What happens to acetylcholine's signal?
A drug makes norepinephrine reuptake happen faster after release. What happens to the synaptic message?
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