AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Norepinephrine works as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It plays an important role in the fight-or-flight response, the body’s emergency response to danger or perceived danger. It also boosts alertness, arousal, and attention, and affects your sleep-wake cycle, mood, and memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Norepinephrine. Norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline) increases blood pressure and heart rate. It’s most widely known for its effects on alertness, arousal, decision-making, attention and focus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Norepinephrine: Helps control alertness and arousal. An undersupply can lead to depression. An oversupply can lead to manic symptoms. GABA (gamma-aminobutytic acid): Major inhibitory neurotransmitter.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Does Norepinephrine Do? Together with adrenaline, norepinephrine increases heart rate and blood pumping from the heart. It also increases blood pressure and helps break down fat and increase blood sugar levels to provide more energy to the body.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a neurotransmitter in your brain and spinal cord, norepinephrine: Increases alertness, arousal and attention. Constricts blood vessels, which helps maintain blood pressure in times of stress. Affects your sleep-wake cycle, mood and memory.