This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

Dark chocolate (70%+ cocoa) significantly reduces depression symptoms in clinical studies. Theobromine in chocolate modulates ...

Mount Sinai researchers have identified for the first time the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and ...

New research spotlights the habenula, a tiny but powerful brain region, as a key player in addiction, motivation, and emotional regulation.

This increase in monoamine neurotransmitter concentrations results in increased binding at postsynaptic receptors. Monoamine oxidase is an enzyme found in both neurons and liver cells. This enzyme ...

The study points to the key role of the hormone and neurotransmitter norepinephrine ... Microglia have a receptor called β2AR, which acts like a switch and directs the cells to respond to ...

Tucson, Arizona – A groundbreaking study published in the journal Current Neuropharmacology highlights a concerning potential link between Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) receptor agonists ...

19neurotransmitters_163ROIs_AICHA_asym_zScored.csv corresponds to the asymmetry of 19 neurotransmitter systems maps (see Hansen, J. Y., et al. 2022) for each of the 163 regions of the AICHA atlas . 24 ...

He discovered that dogs with narcolepsy have a genetic mutation that affects one of two receptors used by the neurotransmitter orexin, the primary role of which was initially thought to be the ...