A University of Virginia study was conducted to determine if stress enhance or impair memory Consolidation. Overall results provide consistent evidence that stress does not uniformly enhance memory consolidation. Although prior research has shown that stress during recall can interfere with memory, the current experiments obtained evidence of interference when stress was introduced after learningContinue reading “Stress-induced arousal impairs long term memory”
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Serotonin Deficiency Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ra symptoms and pathology worse in mice missing enzyme needed for serotonin synthesis, according to report in the American Journal of Pathology. For the first time, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has been directly implicated in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although 5-HT is predominantly known as a neurotransmitter within the central nervous system, new evidenceContinue reading “Serotonin Deficiency Implicated in Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Antisocial personality disorder in 70% of prison inmates
Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), also known as dissocial personality disorder (DPD) and sociopathy, is apersonality disorder, characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others. Prisoners An international team of Finnish, American, British, and Swedish researchers examined data from the Finnish CRIME sample — a databaseContinue reading “Antisocial personality disorder in 70% of prison inmates”
Dopamine pathways and Parkinson
Dopamine pathways is to Parkinson and Serotonin pathway is to Alzheimer’s Dopaminergic pathways, sometimes called dopaminergic projections, are neural pathways in the brain that transmit the neurotransmitter dopamine from one region of the brain to another.[1][2] The neurons of the dopaminergic pathways have axons that run the entire length of the pathway. The neurons’ somataContinue reading “Dopamine pathways and Parkinson”
A balance of dopamine and serotonin for your brain function
Having a proper balance of Serotonin and Dopamine can have a positive influence on many things in both body and mind. Some mental factors are: energy, attention, mood, excessive appetite (brain can crave aminos in food), memory, thinking ability, etc… Boosting serotonin and dopamine is used to treat nerve damage and head-trauma, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Anxiety,Continue reading “A balance of dopamine and serotonin for your brain function”