Part 1: Pick ONE neurotransmitter/neurochemical (except GABA and Glutamate) and describe the following:
Which neurochemical did you choose?
What category (or categories) is it in according to the figure above?
Where are the cell bodies located that produce this neurotransmitter and what are they called?
Where do the axons/terminal buttons project to when this neurotransmitters is released?
What effects does the neurotransmitter have? (mood, sleep, etc.?)
What are the receptor(s) for this neurotransmitter?
What drugs (if any) affect the action of these neurotransmitters?
(Your assignment does NOT have to be in essay/paragraph form. You are welcome to answer the questions in a list form.
Part 2:
Describe the differences between GABA and glutamate.
What are the receptors for each?
Which drug(s) work on each type of neurotransmitter?