Neurotransmitter

During a concussion, there is a release of a metabolic cascade of neurotransmitters, which causes stretching of cell membranes and neuro axons (Shrey et al., 2011). Neurotransmitters are essentially the highways the brain uses to process information (Willis, 2010). Subsequently there is also an increase of potassium released into the brain tissue, which requires to body to use more energy to establish a balance; during which, there is a slowing of cerebral blood flow, and the brain must…

seamlessly. In individuals with Parkinson’s the neurotransmitter dopamine levels drop which impacts acetylcholine, another neurotransmitter.…

for motor control, which is the primary impairment in Parkinson’s Disease (Kaas & Stepniewska, 2016 SD). Onset typically follows a significant drop in the presence of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which in this case is generated from a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra supplies neurotransmitter to the striatum, a region which receives input from the neocortex and contains the neurons, or nerve cells needed for movement (Trafton, 2013 MIT). In a typical neural…

GABA and Serotonin are neurotransmitters that help regulate the body’s anxiety level and mood. Brain tests have shown that 15% of normal GABA function and only 25% of normal Serotonin function. You can stimulate your body to produce GABA by eating foods rich in glutamic acid and glutamate. You can also stimulate your body to produce serotonin by eating foods rich in tryptophan. GABA and Serotonin act as gatekeepers in the body. GABA is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter of the nervous…

In order for these neurons to function properly, there must be a balance of chemical messengers, otherwise known as neurotransmitters. The predominant neurotransmitter in the reward system is dopamine because of its association with and direct effect on the reward system. The probability of a drug or behavior becoming addictive depends on the speed and intensity of the release of dopamine into…

Acetylcholine has two types of receptors: muscarinic and nicotinic, these receptors are functionally and structurally different. Nicotinic receptors are ionotropic, meaning that ions flow through it when acetylcholine binds to it. It acts as a channel for the ions that cross it, especially sodium, and this causes the depolarization of the cell. There are two types of nicotinic receptors formed by different subunits, N1 are found in the neuromuscular junctions allowing muscle movement, and N2 is…

Fig.() The appetite control system in the brain. (A) The structural components of the system include the ARC (arcuate nucleus), PVN (paraventricular nucleus), LHA (lateral hypothalamus area), VMN (ventral medial nucleus), and DMV (dorsalmedial nucleus) at the hypothalamus; the NTS (nucleus tractus solitarii) at the brainstem; the NAcc (nucleus accumbens) and amygdala in the prefrontal cortex; and the cortex. (B) The major appetite signal reception and integration occur in the hypothalamus. In…

Alzheimer’s can’t be made until autopsy, when neuronal loss, accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and abnormal tau microtubules are observed (Advokat et al., 2014). The current drugs that treat Alzheimer’s act on brain neurotransmitters, but do not alter the course of the disease (Advokat et al., 2014). Some of the drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease focus on inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine in the synapse called acetyl cholinesterase…

The Parkinson is a disease that make Causes damage to the brain For lack of a neurotransmitter that is called dopamine and they are asked to be dopamine, dopamine is a neurotransmitter for the brain to send impulses to the motor nerves of the human body so that the body's bodies can work better and is important in all nerve responses that are related to the expression of emotions; Can be administered dopamine in the treatment of various types of shock like the Such as Parkinson's tremor Which…

channel; available at the skeleton muscle and receives acetylcholine purposely released to transmission for contraction of muscles. Additionally, they are responsible for the conversion of neurotransmitter bindings into electronic depolarization. Here, the protein combines with the binding sites of neurotransmitter acetylcholine as well as a cationic ion channel. This protein has been associated with different neurological conditions and functions as a drug target (Gahring, & Rogers, 2005, p.…