Year 11 Psychology - neurotransmission

The main neurotransmitter that is depleted in Parkinson's disease is

• acetylcholine.

• adrenaline.

• serotonin.

• dopamine.

Some of the symptoms someone with Parkinson's disease may experience are

• difficulty stopping and starting movement, shaking, rigidity and slowness of movements.

• fluidity of movements, effective motor function and increased facial expressions.

• effective functioning of voluntary movements and increased sleep quality and quantity.

• euphoria, fast voluntary motor functioning and excellent control of voluntary movements.

The causes of Parkinson's disease have not been fully established, however ___________, _____________ and _____________ are known to be involved.

• pesticides; diet; envinronmental factors

• genetics; occupation; envinronmental factors

• genetics; diet; envinronmental factors

• stress; diet; envinronmental factors

Alzheimer's disease is typified by _________ plaques.

• calcium

• amyloid

• dopamine

• acetylchoine

Memory, muscle movement and control of the hippocampus are effect of which neurotransmitter?

• Acetylcholine

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Glutamate.

Severe memory loss, confusion, impaired attention and disordered thinking are associated with ______________ disease.

• cardiovascular

• obsessive compulsive

• Parkinson's

• Alzheimer's

Precursors of dopamine are effective for patients with

• Alzheimer's disease.

• Parkinson's disease.

• addictive disorders.

• depressive disorders.

Treatments for Alzheimer's disease include

• agents that decrease serotonin concentrations.

• agents that increase serotonin concentrations.

• agents that decrease acetylcholine concentrations.

• agents that increase acetylcholine concentrations.

Cholinergic neurons release ____________ .

• acetylcholine

• adrenaline

• dopamine

• noradrenaline

__________ is an excitatory neurotransmitter whereas _________ in an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

• GABA ; glutamate

• Glutamate ; GABA

• Glutamate ; cortisol

• GABA ; adrenaline