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What is the neurochemical basis of the feeling of excitement? which neurotransmitters/hormones are involved?
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The short answer: There is not enough room to answer this. Excitement is complicated. Epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate, and GABA play a role in this. Here is a link to a play about the transmitters: http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/demoasrec.html
Answered 9/29/2016
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