The brain chemicals behind your mood, sleep, and body functions Ever wonder what's going on in your brain when a certain mood strikes? You can thank your neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are ...

Dopamine, serotonin, and histamine carry messages between neurons. They can also influence circadian gene expression ...

There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be used again. For example, noradrenaline.

There are estimated to be between 25,000 and 50,000 noradrenergic neurones in the human locus coeruleus alone, the part of the brainstem involved in physiological responses to stress and panic, ...

in addition to their role as neurotransmitters-chemical messengers that carry signals between nerve cells, controlling a multitude of vital bodily functions-can also attach to histone proteins ...

A fluorescent probe designed to incorporate a fluorophore into the structure of a neurotransmitter finds activity-dependent heterogeneity in dopamine release at individual synapses ...

in addition to their role as neurotransmitters—chemical messengers that carry signals between nerve cells, controlling a multitude of vital bodily functions—can also attach to histone proteins ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.

Cholinergic interneurons release acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter ... alcohol consumption affects memory and cognitive functions. Restak warns that alcohol not only affects memory ...