A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Neurotransmitters are essential chemical messengers that relay signals between nerve cells, influencing vital functions like mood and memory. Imbalances can cause health issues, and medications often ...

Neurons are the brain cells that transmit and receive signals to enable processes such as thought. These signals are transmitted across junctions called synapses by neurotransmitters. Revise nerve ...

Reflexive erection initiated by recruitment of penile afferents, involves both autonomic and somatic efferents. The reflex is mediated at the spinal cord level, modulated by supraspinal influences, ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...