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Acetylcholine |
Neurotransmitter, controls memory, attention, sleep, heart rate and muscular activity |
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Action potential |
Electrical charge that travels along the axon to the neuron's terminal |
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Adenosine |
Neurochemical that inhibits wakefulness |
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Adrenal cortex |
Endocrine organ that secretes steroid hormones |
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Adrenal medulla |
Endocrine organ that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine when the sympathetic nervous system is activated |
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Agonist |
Neurotransmitter that stimulates receptors to produce a desired reaction |
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Alzheimer's disease |
Death of neurons in hippocampus, cerebral cortex and other brain regions |
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Amino acid transmitters |
Most common neurotransmitter. Include glutamate, aspirate (excitatory on nerve cells) and glycine and GABA (inhibitory on nerve cells) |
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GABA |
Gamma-aminobutyric acid |
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Amygdala |
In forebrain, involved in emotional learning |
