Neurotransmitter Scramble Who am I? Neurotransmitter Scramble

1. I am generally associated with pain relief

2. A lack of me may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

3. I activate the reward pathway

4. I am associated with runner’s high

5. The black widow spider’s venom interferes with me

6. I interact with SSRI’s

7. I am the primary excitatory neurotransmitter

8. I am also known as adrenaline

9. Drugs like heroin increases my release

10. I am the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter

11. I am associated with learning and memory

12. I am produced in the brain and by the adrenal glands

13. I am produced during the “fight or flight” response

14. Lack of me may be associated with Parkinson’s disease

15. Drugs like Zoloft and Paxil are associated with me

16. I am associated with alertness and arousal

17. Too much of me can be associated with Schizophrenia

18. I am associated with voluntary muscle movements

19. Too much of me may be associated with mania

20. I am associated with mood

21. A lack of me may be treated with L-DOPA

22. I am associated with appetite

23. I have a morphine-like effect on the body

24. Too little of me may be associated with aggressive behavior

25. I am associated feelings of pleasure

26. Malfunctions of me may result in Huntington’s disease

27. I alert the body to danger

28. Valium impacts me

29. I block substance P receptors, which carry messages for pain

30. Low levels of me may be associated with ADHD