A Condition That Develops When Serotonin Levels in the Brain

question 64

Multiple Choice

A condition that develops when serotonin levels in the brain are deficient is

• A) insomnia.
• B) epilepsy.
• C) Alzheimer disease.
• D) Parkinson disease.
• E) Huntington disease.

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Definitions:

IR Stretch

Infrared stretching refers to the vibration that occurs between atoms within molecules as they absorb infrared radiation, indicative of functional groups in a compound.

IR Bond Stretches

Refers to changes in bond lengths within molecules as observed in infrared spectroscopy, indicative of various functional groups.

Wavenumber

A measure of the frequency of a vibration or a wave, often used in spectroscopy, expressed as the number of waves per unit distance.

IR Absorption

The process where a molecule absorbs infrared light, leading to an increase in vibrational energy levels, used in infrared spectroscopy to identify functional groups within a molecule.