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Dendrite
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Like a tree. Also, each branch is a telephone wire that carries incoming messages to you
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Myelin
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Like the insulation that covers electrical wires
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Neuron
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Like a silicon chip in a computer that receives and transmits information between input and output devices as well as between other chips
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Axon
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Like an electrical cable that carries information
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Glia
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Like the maintenance personnel who keep things clean and in working order so the operations of the enterprise can proceed.
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Terminal button
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Like the nozzle at the end of a hose, from which water is squirted
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Synapse
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Like a railroad junction, where two trains may meet.
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Serotonin
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A transmitter involved in the regulation of sleep, eating, and aggression
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Norepinephrine (NE)
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(and serotonin) the two monoamines that have been linked to depression.
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Endorphins
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Chemicals that resemble opiate drugs in structure and that are involved in pain relief
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Dopamine (DA)
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A neurotransmitter for which abnormal levels have been implicated in schizophrenia
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Acetylcholine (ACh)
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The only neurotransmitter between motor neurons and voluntary muscles.
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GABA
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An amino acid that produces only inhibitory postpsynaptic potentials. GABA receptors may be present at 40% of all synapses. Involved in the regulation of anxiety and types of anxiety disorders.
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Glutamate
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Amino acid that always has excitatory effects. Is best known for contributing to learning and memory.
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Monoamines
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Neurons using these transmitters regulate many aspects of everyday behavior.
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