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EQ: How do neurotransmitters influence me?

EQ: How do neurotransmitters influence me?. Bell ringer. Write an analogy for a neuron/action potential EX: Fist (neuron), fingers (dendrites), and arm (axon). Mirror Neuron Video. http:// www.pbs.org / wgbh /nova/body/mirror- neurons.html. Major Neurotransmitters.

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EQ: How do neurotransmitters influence me?

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  1. EQ: How do neurotransmitters influence me?

  2. Bell ringer Write an analogy for a neuron/action potential EX: Fist (neuron), fingers (dendrites), and arm (axon)

  3. Mirror Neuron Video http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/mirror-neurons.html

  4. Major Neurotransmitters

  5. Do you sometimes feel like this?

  6. And sometimes like this?? Why?

  7. Serotonin Regulates mood, emotion, anxiety, arousal, sleep, hunger

  8. Some “Club Drugs” such as ecstasy affect mood….why?

  9. Drugs flood brain with serotonin so people feel a high but when they wear off the brain is deprived of serotonin which can cause depression

  10. Dopamine: What do you think it influences??

  11. Dopamine Plays important role in how we experience rewards from a variety of natural sources- food, sex, and drugs. Can impact addiction. Also influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion.

  12. Who likes to play sports? Dance?

  13. AcetylcholineWhat does it enable? Enables muscle action, learning, and memory

  14. Who wants Botox? Botox affects Ach? How do you think it works?

  15. Botulin is a poison which causes paralysis by blocking Ach release from the sending neuron Botox smooths wrinkles by paralyzing the underlying facial muscles

  16. How does the venom of a black widow affect Ach? (effects: vomiting, seizures)

  17. Venom causes a flood of Ach which causes muscle contractions, convulsions, and possible death

  18. GABA Helps prevent the body from being too excited and induce a more relaxed or calm state. If you have low levels of Gaba you may feel anxiety, experience panic attacks, experience mood swings, insomnia, seizures.

  19. Endorphins Have you ever been severely hurt but not felt the pain right away? Possible started laughing instead of crying from pain?

  20. Endorphins Natural opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and experience of pleasure. Released in response to pain and vigorous exercise.

  21. Epinephrine This is simply adrenaline. Affects metabolism, mental focus, attention and awareness

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