Eriq,a three-year old boy,has just spilled apple juice on his mother's new laptop computer,and she is very upset! If you could go inside his mother's nervous system at this point,you would find an abundance of:
A) anandamide
B) serotonin
C) inhibitory transmitters
D) excitatory transmitters

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When someone is upset or stressed, there is an increase in the activity of excitatory neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine and dopamine, which are involved in the fight-or-flight response. Therefore, it is likely that there would be an abundance of excitatory transmitters in Eriq's mother's nervous system at this point.

Eriq,a Three-Year Old Boy,has Just Spilled Apple Juice on His