Linking Brain Chemistry to Behavior
Check your understanding of relations between brain chemistry and behavior by indicating which neurotransmitters or other biological chemicals have been linked to the phenomena listed below. Choose your answers from the following list:
The Phenomena:
1. A transmitter involved in the regulation of sleep, eating, and aggression.
2. The two monoamines that have been linked to depression.
3. Chemicals that resemble opiate drugs in structure and that are involved in
pain relief.
4. A neurotransmitter for which abnormal levels have been implicated in schizophrenia.
5. The only neurotransmitter between motor neurons and voluntary muscles.