Neurotransmitter Scramble

Who am I?

I am generally associated with pain relief

A lack of me may be linked to Alzheimer’s

disease

I activate the reward pathway

I am associated with runner’s high

The black widow spider’s venom interferes with me

I interact with the SSRI’s

I am the primary excitatory

neurotransmitter

I am also known as adrenaline

Drugs like heroin increases the my release

I am the primary inhibitory

neurotransmitter

I am associated with learning and memory

I am by the brain and adrenal glands

I am produced during the “fight or flight” response

Lack of me may be associated with

Parkinson’s disease

Drugs like Zoloft and Paxil are associated with me

I am associated with alertness and arousal

Too much of me is can be associated with Schizophrenia

I am associated with voluntary muscle

movements

Too much of me may be associated with mania

I am associated with mood

A lack of me may be treated with L-DOPA

I am associated with appetite

I have a morphine-like effect on the body

Too little of me may be associated with

aggressive behavior

I am associated feelings of pleasure

Malfunctions of me may result in Huntington’s

disease

I alert the body to danger

Valium impacts me

I block substance P receptors, which carry

messages for pain

Low levels of me may be associated with ADHD