Sentences with phrase «of brain neurotransmitters»

Vitamin D is also required for the syntheses of brain neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine.

It linked to poor development of brain neurotransmitters and of the immune system which influence how the brain functions.

He looked closer at a specific gene known to regulate levels of the brain neurotransmitter serotonin — a lack of which is found in people with depression.

It is necessary for rapidly dividing cells, including those of the gut and immune system.1 - 11 It is also used as an energy source in mitochondria, and is a precursor of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate.13 Glutamine is also needed for optimal nucleotide biosynthesis and protein synthesis.14 - 17

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According to a study from the National Institutes of Health, people who experience feelings of gratitude show increased blood flow in areas of the brain linked to the «feel good» neurotransmitter: dopamine.

This may come as a shock, but organizational constructs like tribes, societies, and companies are not the result of high - level intelligence but of primitive survival impulses reinforced by neurotransmitters in the brain's ancient limbic system.

Insomnia Caffeine inhibits the activity of a neurotransmitter called Adenosine, which is one of your brain's natural tranquilizers.

The drug floods the brain with hormones and neurotransmitters that evoke feelings of trust and well - being, users report.

So, through the release of these feel - good neurotransmitters, the brain entices you to become addicted or forge habits.

Addyi, known to scientists as flibanserin, is thought to work by changing the balance of certain brain neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin.

I imagine the neurotransmitters in my brain as, collectively, an instrument of perception, a kind of ear meant to pick upon the purpose of my existence.

In a description of a sleep disorder known as RBD, in which patients enact their dreams through movement, he notes that a deficiency of dopamine (a specific brain neurotransmitter) is one key marker of Parkinson's disease.

The small surge of electricity penetrates the disrupted activity of the brain, jarring the neurotransmitters into normal action.

Besides antioxidants, chocolate also contains other potent plant compounds, including anandamide, named after the Sanskrit word for «bliss,» which is a neurotransmitter in the brain that temporarily blocks feelings of pain and anxiety.

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.

Dried coconut promotes brain function as some of the natural chemicals contained in the meat promote the production of neurotransmitters as well as myelin.

The effectiveness of chiles on sore throat probably involves the depletion of substance P, the neurotransmitter that sends pain signals to the brain.

It is considered an inhibitory neurotransmitter, which means it regulates brain and nerve cell activity by inhibiting the number of neurons firing in the brain.

The enteric nervous system is a series of neurotransmitters that send chemical messages to the brain in order to trigger the release of enzymes, hormones and inflammatory responses.

Finally, it is full of choline which supports healthy brain and neurotransmitter production.

At the same time I felt very happy because of the tryptophan, which is one of the brain chemicals in cacao, from the same family as the «feel - good» neurotransmitter serotonin.

It activates enzymes responsible for the production of neurotransmitters — chemicals your brain cells use to relay information.

Then he remembered things he learned in psychology classes: A cluster of cells in the center of the brain, the nucleus accumbens, gets dosed with the neurotransmitter dopamine when we do something fun, like have sex or eat a doughnut.

Antidepressant medications help to regulate the balance of serotonin and other neurotransmitters in the brain that affect mood and energy.

Abnormal levels of neurotransmitters in the brain may play a biochemical role.

Bananas: Bananas are great sources of nutrients, such as potassium and Vitamin C. Plus, bananas give you an energy boost, lots of calories and aid in overcoming depression due to high levels of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin — the happy - mood brain neurotransmitter.

This believed to be primarily caused by the hormonal changes that affect the neurotransmitters of the brain.

It's common to have mood swings during pregnancy, partly because of hormonal changes that affect neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain).

In Siegal's book The World of the Autistic Child, it was suggested that the sleep problems faced by autistic children may also be a result of the way autistic neurotransmitters in the brain function.

Specifically, intensive postmortem neurological studies of their brain tissues reveal a relatively low density of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) nerve sites, which, at normal densities, function in critical ways to help re-initiate breathing following a sleep - related apnea or extended breathing pauses.

Hormones can disrupt the activity of neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin.

Mishra's team focused on a neurotransmitter called brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), which is expressed in a small number of sensory nerve cells or neurons.

Ions such as calcium are important because they affect the release of neurotransmitters, the molecules that mediate communication between brain cells,» said Noebels.

The researchers discovered mice lacking ErbB4 have low levels of a particular neurotransmitter — GABA, or gamma - aminobutyric acid — in their brain.

These symptoms arise because nerve cells producing the neurotransmitter dopamine, located in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra, slowly die.

Researchers suspect that it works directly in the brain to disrupt the addictive power of nicotine by affecting the same chemical messengers in the brain, such as the neurotransmitter dopamine, as nicotine does.

«Recent scientific advances have enabled us to identify a trove of neurotransmitters and detect relevant neural brain pathways as well as genetic markers that help explain the biology of the placebo effect,» said Kaptchuk.

Modafinil also indirectly alters the action of glutamate, the main neurotransmitter used by neurons in the brain to send signals down the line.

Markram's model will electronically mirror the real brain's biological behaviors, imitating mathematically the interactions among individual neurons and the effects of neurotransmitters on those cells.

And GABA neurotransmitter is one of the most common neurotransmitters in the brain and it is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that it's [is] kind of dampening the brain wave activity.

Bierut: The brain is a very complex organ and what's clear is these different types of brain wave patterns are related to numerous complex in our actions between neurotransmitters and some of the brain receptors, and it's some of the balance between how much of these proteins are produced — how are they regulated — are likely to be involved in some of these biologic predispositions.

One of your biggest discoveries was how addiction affects the D2 receptor, the protein that determines how sensitive individuals are to the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, a chemical in the brain associated with feelings of reward and pleasure.

Now her team has shown that this suppression reduces levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the amygdala, the brain's «fear centre».

The potential for mind - boosting drugs and technologies has increased stunningly over the past decade as neuroscientists have unlocked the secrets of neuronal circuits, neurotransmitters, and specific molecular events triggering brain functions in three interconnected cognitive domains — attention, memory, and creativity.

«The brain metamorphosis of puberty... is not just about the fine tuning of synapses or making more of a particular neurotransmitter.

These change the amount of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

This prevents the release of neurotransmitters, cutting off neural communication between muscles and the brain.

Molecules in the blood might diffuse into the brain and affect neurotransmitter release, or changes in the volume, pressure or temperature of blood vessels may stress neuronal membranes to regulate transmission.

Characterized by tremors, rigidity, difficulty walking and other symptoms, Parkinson disease is caused by the destruction of brain cells that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Researchers are not sure what is causing the peculiar behaviors but Munday suspects that elevated CO2 levels interfere with a neurotransmitter called GABA, which plays a key role in modulating activity in the brain and nervous system of virtually all animals, including humans.