Neurotransmission Crossword Puzzle

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GLUTAMATE : major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory
DOPAMINE : influences learning, attention and emotion; oversupply linked to schizophrenia
GABA : major inhibitory transmitter where its undersupply is linked to seizures or insomnia
ACETYLCHOLINE : when neurons that produce this neurotransmitter deteriorate, it can cause Alzheimer's disease
ANTAGONIST : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, inhibits a response
ACTION POTENTIAL : neural impulse that causes an electrical charge that travels down an axon
SEROTONIN : affects mood; those who have depression might take antidepressants if they have low _____ levels
REFRACTORY PERIOD : a period of inactivity after a neuron is fired
NOREPINEPHRINE : helps control alertness and arousal
ENDORPHINS : opiate-like transmitters; aka "morphine within"
REUPTAKE : the sending neuron reabsorbs the excess neurotransmitters through this
AGONIST : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, stimulating a response
ALL OR NOTHING RESPONSE : a neuron's reaction of either firing at full strength or not firing
SYNAPSE : junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
THRESHOLD : level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse (action potential)
NEUROTRANSMITTERS : chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron

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glutamate : major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory
dopamine : influences learning, attention and emotion; oversupply linked to schizophrenia
gaba : major inhibitory transmitter where its undersupply is linked to seizures or insomnia
acetylcholine : when neurons that produce this neurotransmitter deteriorate, it can cause alzheimer's disease
antagonist : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, inhibits a response
action potential : neural impulse that causes an electrical charge that travels down an axon
serotonin : affects mood; those who have depression might take antidepressants if they have low _ levels
refractory period : a period of inactivity after a neuron is fired
norepinephrine : helps control alertness and arousal
endorphins : opiate-like transmitters; aka "morphine within"
reuptake : the sending neuron reabsorbs the excess neurotransmitters through this
agonist : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, stimulating a response
all or nothing response : a neuron's reaction of either firing at full strength or not firing
synapse : junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
threshold : level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse (action potential)
neurotransmitters : chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron