Some Major Neurotransmitters

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Some Major Neurotransmitters
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Acetylcholine (ACh)

• LOCATION Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous
  system, especially some organs of the
  parasympathetic nervous system
• FUNCTION Muscle movement cognitive functioning

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Glutamate

• LOCATION Brain, spinal cord
• FUNCTION Memory

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Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)

• LOCATION Brain, spinal cord
• FUNCTION Eating, aggression, sleeping

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Dopamine (DA)

• LOCATION Brain
• FUNCTION Muscle disorders, mental disorders,
  Parkinson's disease

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Serotonin

• LOCATION Brain, spinal cord
• FUNCTION Sleeping, eating, mood, pain,
  depression

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

• LOCATION Throughout the nervous system
• FUNCTION Memory

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Endorphins

• LOCATION Brain, spinal cord
• FUNCTION Pain suppression, pleasurable
  feelings, appetites, placebos