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BS 210 Introduction to Neurotransmitters

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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The Different Types of Neurotransmitters

Each neurotransmitter has many complex functions that are determined by which receptors that it binds to and where these receptors are located. It is inaccurate to describe any neurotransmission by a single action. Do not think of dopamine as the reward molecule because although it is important in the reward circuits of the brain, that is not the only thing that it does. The monomer means like histamine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.

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