- Functions: regulate sleep cycle; appropriate function of digestive system + food cravings; and feeling calm/peaceful/stable - Type:Inhibitory - Location: Brain and Intestines
- Function: learning + memory; regulates development and creation of nerve contacts; metabolic precursor for the neurotransmitter GABA - Type: excitatory - Location:
- Function:Brings pleasure, makes you pay more attention, and stimulates movement - Type: Excitatory - Location: basal ganglia, frontal cortex, and reward and memory centers of the brain
- Function: Increase energy production in the body by making the body break down carbs - Type: Excitatory - Location: Throughout the Nervous System
- Functions: increase body energy by breaking carbohydrates down; increase heart contractions, blood, and oxygen flow; learning - Type: excitatory - Location: nervous system
- Function: complex thinking, coordination/balance, body communication; emotions (fear,anxiety, motivation, reward); sexual behavior - Type: Inhibitory - Location: spinal cord, mid brain, outer layer and base of the brain (neocortex, cerebellum, brainstem, amygdala, basal ganglia, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and nucleus accumbens
- Function: calms/regulates nerves; high levels bring focus; low levels cause anxiety; motor control and vision - Type: Inhibitory - Location: central nervous system (CNS)
