Neurotransmitter

Children’s Hospital and Harvard University specifically draw attention to the neurotransmitter serotonin found in the medulla oblongata, (also referred to as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT (Kinney et al. 2009). The 5-HT plays a central homeostatic role in nearly every aspect of the central nervous system. 5-HT controls breathing, blood pressure, body temperature, and arousal. It is believed that low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin found in infants who have suffered fatalities as a result of…

When ingested, Aspartame works like neurotransmitters, that signal tells the body that it's craving more sugar, because your body tries to break down sugar that's not there. Aspartame is sold to companies like Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. In some cases, Aspartame…

Chapter 8 Assignment Describe the meth epidemic as a social problem. Late predominance and start information infer that the methamphetamine scourge is bouncing back following quite a long while of decrease. The quantity of new clients expanded generously too, and meth and lab seizures are on the ascent. It investigates the relationship between current patterns and laws constraining or restricting the offer of meth antecedent items. At long last, it offers conceivable strategy arrangements…

Specific Phobia Specific phobia is defined as the occurrence of intense and abnormal fear when exposed to a specific object, person or situation. To be diagnosed with specific phobia, the fear must cause last over 6 months and cause severe and debilitating anxiety or distress. There are five categories that all specific phobias fall into: animals (such as sharks), situations (such as planes), blood, injections and injury (such as getting a needle), natural environment (such as storms) and other…

Cocaine has numerous effects on many important neurotransmitters in the brain. However, the most dramatic effect is on the increase as well as the release of dopamine into the brain. Excessive levels of dopamine have also been linked to and hypothesized with anger, aggressiveness, hallucinations, delusions, and other psychotic symptoms. Cocaine also initially increases levels of nor epinephrine and serotonin, 2 other essential neurotransmitters. Nor…

Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that repress neurotransmitters in the brain. Repressing the neurotransmitters in the brain the body responds in a different type of way. The compounds attach to the different neurotransmitters and make your body block out different feelings such as pain. These cannabinoid chemicals are the most important part of the plant in a medical purpose. An scientific…

responsible for memory. Over time, this damage can result in memory loss. Exercise reverses this damage, which can result in your loved one having increased cognitive function. 2. Releases Endorphins that Calm and Relax Endorphins are a type of neurotransmitters that the brain releases when stress or pain is present. Endorphins act to reduce the body's perception of pain and stress. Exercise causes endorphins to be released, which can help to relax your loved one and reduce the body pain that…

Bipolar disorder, or also known as manic depression or bipolar disease is a mental illness. This causes several changes in your mood, your energy, and also your daily activities or tasks. It can also affect the way you act, think and even your behavior. Unlike a normal mood swing, bipolar disorders mood changes affect so badly that it affects the way you function. There’s the manic episode, which a person will act impulsively but in order for it to be considered a manic episode a person must…

Grandin also discusses treatment in the form of changing diet to dairy free and gluten free and how some report that this change has improved language and behavior problems in some children and adults. An elevated prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction in individuals with ASD was first reported by Goodwin and colleagues in 1971, and repeatedly confirmed in subsequent studies, with prevalence rates ranging from 9 to 70 %.5 Grandin believes many doctors dismiss the idea that allergies and…

Stress affects an individual both physically and mentally and can imbalance the hormonal levels, which can lead to unbalanced brain chemistry, primary when the individual has insufficient serotonin (a naturally occurring chemical in the brain, a neurotransmitter that regulates the brain functions such as mood, appetite, sleep and memory. The hormone imbalance can also lead to low thyroid (a gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate) function, and over stressed…