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’sofneurotransmittershavebeenidentifiedsomeareexcitatorysomeareinhibitoryInhibitoryNeurotransmitters:TheseTwoMajorCategoriesof Neurotransmitters.accordingtotheirfunction(sensor,motor,interneuron),theirlocation(cortical,subcorti-cal),theidentityoftheneurotransmittertheysynthesise andrelease(cholinergic,explainationTheirjobistocarrychemicalsignals(“messages”)fromoneneuron(nervecell)tothenexttargetcellNeurotransmittersare substanceswhichneuronsusetocommunicatewithoneanotherandwiththeirtargettissuesintheprocessofsynaptictransmission(neurotransmission)Insidethe body,theneurotransmittersarethechemicalmessengersNeurotransmittersaresynthetizedinandreleasedfromnerveendingsintothesynapticcleft Neurotransmitters(NTs)communicateinformationthroughoutthebrain&bodyNTsregulatemood,sleep,hunger,concentration,andmorelackofbalancecan causeadversesymptomsOneeasywaytocategorisethemisbyhowtheiraxonsanddendriteleavetheircellbodyorsomaneuron,calledreceptors NeurotransmitterSynthesis.bodyfunctionsincludingmovement,emotionalresponse,andthephysicalabilitytoexperiencepleasureandpainTheycanbeclassified astwoIntroduction.Neurotransmitterscontrolmajor.GeneticandlifestylefactorsinfluenceNTbalance/levels/functionSynapsis/Synonyms:none.Theyaremade byaminoacidsThosechemicalmessagesareuniquemoleculescalledneurotransmittersAnerveimpulse,whichisanelectricalsignal,travelsalongtheneural HeretheelectricalsignalisconvertedtoachemicalSomeofthemajorexcitatoryneurotransmittersincludeglutamate,epinephrine,norepinephrine,acetylcholine anddopamineYourbodyhasavastnetworkofnerves(yournervoussystem)thatsendandNeurotransmittersareendogenouschemicalsthatallowneuronsto communicatewitheachotherthroughoutthebodyTherearemanytypesofneurotransmittersinthebrain,butNeurotransmittersarechemicalmessengersthat yourbodycan’tfunctionwithoutPackagingNeurotransmittersNeurotransmittersarereleasedatmostsynapsesNTstellyourhearttobeat,lungstobreath, stomachtodigest.Theyenablethebraintoprovideavarietyoffunctions,throughtheprocessofchemicalsynaptictransmission.isinchargeofthe NeurotransmittersaretypesofhormonesinthebrainthattransmitinformationfromoneFromthere,neurotransmittersbindtoreceptorThehumanbraincontains anestimatedbillionneuronsThosebillionsofbraincellscommunicatebypassingchemicalmessagesatthesynapse,thesmallgapbetweencells,inaprocesscalled neurotransmissionNeuronsOftenReleaseMoreThanOneTransmitterTheyplayavitalroleinhumandevelopmentandnumerousbody,andmentalfunctions[1] Glutamateandaspartateareabundantneurotransmittersfoundincerebralcortex,spinalcord(aspartate),striatum,dentategyrus(hippocampus),cerebellum,and spinalcordNeurotransmitters thebigpictureTheseendogenouschemicalsareintegralinshapingeverydaylifeandfunctions[1]accordingtotheirfunction (sensor,motor,interneuron),theirlocation(cortical,subcorti-cal),theidentityoftheneurotransmittertheysynthesiseandrelease(cholinergic,glutama-tergic)and theirshape(pyramidal,granule,etc.).Thenexttargetcellcanbeanothernervecell,amusclecelloragland.neurontoanother.someneuronsproduceandrelease aneurotransmittersNeurotransmitterstravelacrosssynapses,spacesbetweenneuronsorbetweenneuronsandotherbodytissuesandcellsThe neurotransmittersfitintothereceptorslikekeysinlocksOncetheneurotransmitterhasattachedtothereceptorsofthesecondneuron,themessageispassed onTheneurotransmittersarereleasedfromthereceptorsandareeitherbrokendownorgobackintotheaxonofthefirstneuronpathwayuntilitreachestheend