Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators: Acetylcholine

Which neurotransmitter was the first to be identified?

What is the enzyme responsible for breaking down Acetylcholine?

Which disease is characterized by fatigue and muscle weakness due to antibodies blocking ACh receptors?

In Alzheimer’s patients, which neurotransmitter-releasing neurons die?

Which type of drugs are primarily used to treat Alzheimer's disease?

What are the critical functions in the brain that ACh may be associated with?

What neurotransmitters inhibit the firing of neurons?

In Huntington’s disease, which type of neurons degenerate, leading to uncontrollable movements?

Which neurotransmitters are classified as catecholamines?

Deficiencies in which neurotransmitter occur in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Korsakoff’s syndrome?

What effect does overstimulation of NMDA receptors have on nerve cells?

Which neurotransmitter is associated with muscle tremors, rigidity, and difficulty in moving when deficits occur?