Our Neurotransmitters - It's All About Signaling and Circuits

Let’s review what we know about neurotransmitters. First, we need to clear up a major myth: 

It is tempting to conceive of neurotransmitters as complicit in some kind of a “chemical imbalance in the brain” conspiracy. Instead, it is more helpful to view them as signaling agents in our neural circuitry.

Our circuitry connects the disparate parts of the brain into a working whole. A breakdown in the...

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - March 23, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs