Sentences with phrase «controlling brain neurotransmitters»

However, Dr. Abram Hoffer did very early work that demonstrated that certain vitamins, such as niacin, could play an extremely important role in controlling brain neurotransmitters.

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It is well - known for its ability to assist in increasing levels of dopamine and serotonin — neurotransmitters that control the brain's reward and pleasure centers, reduce stress and stabilize mood.

Sleep quality is controlled by the same neurotransmitters in the brain that affect mood.

Neurotransmitters in a child's brain control the child's feelings by sending messages back and forth.

Researchers were identifying neurotransmitters and their receptors, but «there was a tremendous amount that we didn't know about the brain,» says Sonntag — including exactly where those neurotransmitters were located and how they controlled behavior.

After isolating the gene, Wu's team determined that when working properly, Wake helps shut down clock neurons of the brain that control arousal by making them more responsive to signals from the inhibitory neurotransmitter called GABA.

Dopamine, commonly known as the chemical in the brain that generates pleasurable feelings, is an important neurotransmitter that affects motor control and movement of muscles in the body.

«Most of the seven metabolites could play a role in the brain, working as neurotransmitters or controlling neurotransmitter biosynthesis,» says Kang.

This regulation is spectacularly apparent in the exquisite speed and precision of synaptic exocytosis, where synaptotagmin (the calcium - ion sensor for fusion) cooperates with complexin (the clamp activator) to control the precisely timed release of neurotransmitters that initiates synaptic transmission and underlies brain function.

In this study, led by Professor Zafar Bashir from Bristol's School of Physiology and Pharmacology, the researchers studied neurotransmitters, called glutamate and dopamine, which work together in controlling normal transmission between these brain regions by communicating chemical information throughout our brain and are disrupted in schizophrenics.

Ellis - Davies and his team plan to use this technique with NDBF - caged neurotransmitters to chemically control the firing of a single neuron in the brain of a living mouse, allowing them to track how neural traffic moves.

The drug works by increasing the concentration of certain neurotransmitters in the brain that control reasoning, problem solving and other behaviors.

In the brain, RSG6 is involved in alcohol craving by controlling levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with addiction and reward - seeking behavior.

GLP - 2 is an emerging neurotransmitter involved in feeding control in the hypothalamus and brain stem.

Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like diabetes, dyspepsia and gastro - esophageal reflux.

VTA is also known to stimulate the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain that helps control reward and pleasure receptors.

It also increases the production of neurotransmitters in the brain associated with food reward and hunger control, and helps prevent cravings for sugar and junk food.

Since estrogen also effects the brain's neurotransmitters controlling mood and memory, many perimenopausal women suffer from depression and memory lapses.

The human brain and all of its functions are controlled by the billions of neurotransmitters and receptors, and by changing their behavior we can drastically improve its functioning.

Examples of neurotransmitters are feel - good brain chemicals like serotonin & dopamine, responsible for mood, weight control, sex drive and sleep; GABA, which has a calming effect; and epinephrine & norepinephrine.

Parkinson's affects the ability of brain to produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter which is involved in the brain cells» communication for motor control.

Your gut is literally your second brain — created from the identical tissue as your brain during gestation — and contains larger amounts of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is associated with mood control.

Chronic use of anti-depressants or «selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors» (SSRI's), in addition to a very low fat diet, inadequate protein intake or a high - stress lifestyle can all lead to disruptions in brain neurotransmitters that help to control cravings or help you be more satisfied or happy with the foods that you do eat (1).

Choline is a precursor for several neurotransmitters that are important for brain function including muscle control, reflexes, memory and cognition.

A study found that children with autism have altered gut flora «working as neurotransmitters or controlling neurotransmitter biosynthesis» and researchers «suspect that gut microbes may alter levels of neurotransmitter - related metabolites affecting gut - to - brain communication and / or altering brain function.»

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for the reward system in our brain that has a lot to do with our motivation to accomplish goals, make good decisions, and control emotions.

Take it for two weeks before judging its effects, to allow the withanolides to control your brain and neurotransmitters.

Choline is a precursor for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is especially important in memory and mood, and it is also the transmitter most often used by neurons that communicate between the brain and the nerves controlling skeletal muscles, heart rate, breathing, sweating and salivation.

Also, the amino acids that we derive from protein are used to make neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) that actually help to control our appetite, reduce cravings and balance mood swings.

The HPA axis is composed of the two regulatory control centers in the brain: the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which secrete stimulatory neurotransmitters that signal the adrenal glands to produce cortisol, the body's main anti-stress hormone.

It even affects neurotransmitters that control mood and brain activity.

In large part, it's the birth - control pills that are changing the hormones in their brain, the neurotransmitters in their brain.

Because of the extensive serotonergic denervation that has been observed in the AD brain and the important role played by serotonin in both, cognition and behavioural control, this neurotransmitter has become a focus of a research effort to identify new treatments for AD.

Perhaps the final straw in triggering a mood - related disorder might be a series of misfiring neurotransmitters in parts of the brain that control fear and other emotions.

A neurotransmitter — a chemical that transfers nerve impulses from one nerve fiber to another — dopamine controls the reward and pleasure centers in the brain, regulates movement and emotional responses, and controls where we focus our attention.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps to control the brain's reward and pleasure centers.

A number of psychologists have described some forms of love just as you have: like an addiction; there is intense desire to spend time with the object of our affection, we experience intense cravings, emotional dependence, mood swings, and even loss of control and compulsive behaviors.1 In one study utilizing fMRI technology (brain imaging), subcortical reward systems in the brain were activated when adults viewed photographs of someone who had rejected their love; 2 this part of the brain is the same area that lights up when people experience intense, romantic love3 and is rich in dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter associated with rewards like pleasure.

Although the existing research suggests diverse outcomes, scholars have documented that young children exposed to trauma (for example, maltreatment and other forms of violence) are more likely than children who have not been exposed to trauma to experience physiologic changes at the neurotransmitter and hormonal levels (and perhaps even at the level of brain structure) that render them susceptible to heightened arousal and an incapacity to adapt emotions to an appropriate level.21 This emotional state increases their sensitivity to subsequent experiences of trauma and impairs their capacity to focus, remember, learn, and engage in self - control.22

Even moving for as little as 10 minutes can help release a neurotransmitter that helps soothe your brain and keep you in control over your impulses.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and pleasure centers.