Intro Psych @ NGCSU

I didn’t clarify this on Monday:

Looking at page 99 of the text, refering to acetylcholine neurons in the CNS involved in Alzheimer’s. Do all neurons house specific/unique NTs. If not, what is the mechanism which determines which neurotransmitters are released and when?

I realize when we discussed it in class it seemed like a single neuron used a single neurotransmitter, that is not a limitation (so yes it is even more comlicated)…but I then began to wonder just how much a neuron could multi-task… how many different communication tools could one neuron use… for this answer I went and asked Dr. Llloyd. He told me the following…

They can indeed multi-task. The combinations are limitless, but often include traditional transmitters (monoamines, indolamines, etc.) being coupled to transmitters with different release mechanisms (neuropeptides, soluble gases like NO and CO, etc.). Therefore, there are co-neurotransmitters. — Steven A. Lloyd, Ph.D.