unit 2 DB

As you have learned in your readings this week, neurotransmitters have a vital impact on both our minds and bodies. In your discussion board response, please respond to the following items:
1. Describe neurotransmitters in terms of what they are, their general function within the body, and their impact on behavior.
2. Discuss the connection between neurons and neurotransmitters.
3. Pick two neurotransmitters and discuss their general functions in our bodies. Also discuss each neurotransmitter’s connection with disease or disorders. Does a neurotransmitter problem cause the disease, or does the disease cause a neurotransmitter problem? In other words, what might be the relationship between transmitter function or effectiveness and a particular disease or disorder?



References:
-http://www.minddisorders.com/Kau-Nu/Neurotransmitters.html - image
-http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Neurotransmitters - definition2
-http://allpsych.com/psychology101/neurotransmitters.html - definition1

Jessica A. Aybar
Psych 205
Unit 2 Discussion Board


Neurotransmitters:

Neurotransmitters are biochemical substances in charge of transporting information to and from one neuron to another through a process called synapse.1 To fully understand neurotransmitters, we must first understand neurons.
Neurons are nerve cell thart process and transmit information to other cells in the body; which explains why neurontransmitters not functioning properly has such a big impact on behaviour.
Information enters the neuron thru the dentrites, goes thru the neuron's Cell Body and passes along the Axon. It then travels thru the Axon and reaches the Terminal Buttons. Here the information is passed along to other cells, muscles or glands.
The information is passed, to and from a cell from the Terminal Buttons of one cell (where information leaves the cell) to the Dendrites of another cell (where information enters the cell); however, these do not touch.
The process in which they exit and enter from one cell to another is called Synapse, and here is where neurotransmitters come into play, as they are the ones in charge of carrying the information from one cell to the other.
Neurotransmitters are stored in the synaptic knobs and they are released once the information that entered the cell reaches the Axon. Here it is carried across the space between the Terminal Buttons, and the Dendrites, who receive the information and continue the chain.2

There are many kinds of neurotransmitters, but there are some key ones when it comes to behaviors and illnesses.
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter involved in voluntary movement, learning, memory and sleep. It is belivie