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Founding members Siobhan Reynolds Kevin Byers Vanessa Mullin Alen J Salerian
Founding members Siobhan Reynolds Kevin Byers Vanessa Mullin Alen J Salerian
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The Greatest Secret Of Psychiatry: The Endorphins
ALEN J Salerian MD
April 7, 2015
To observe that the
endorphins are the most influential chemicals of brain transmission will not be an overstatement.
There are many
important chemicals dopamine serotonin norepinephrine, glutamate acetyl choline GABA etc but none of them
enjoys the unique properties of endorphins for brain function.
Brain function is
teamwork and no chemical can by itself dictate intellectual and emotional
performance . It is also true that not all chemicals are of equal importance
and or influence.
What does distinguish endorphins from other neurotransmitters?
Their dual and paradoxical influence to enhance and
inhibit intellectual and emotional function. In the limbic brain region
they counteract dopamine activation and thus show calming effect and combat
anxiety and worry. Just the opposite happens in
prefrontal cortex by activating dopamine and contributing to improved
concentration mood and cognition.
This dual paradoxical
effect is consistent with natural
observations: the benefits of exercise. The popular runners high seems to be
the outcome of suppressing limbic anxiety and enhancing prefrontal cortex joy
and concentration by intense exercise inducing greater endorphin production.
One of the reasons we have not fully benefited from our
knowledge about endorphins is misinformation rooted in prejudice and ignorance.
It does not help that our laws and scientific knowledge are not always friends.
In America DEA is in charge of neuroscience and what NIH could say or do. The end result is even the most fantastic discoveries in neuroscience must be first cleared by a policeman. This is not an exaggeration this is a simple fact of life in America in 2015.
It does not help that our laws and scientific knowledge are not always friends.
In America DEA is in charge of neuroscience and what NIH could say or do. The end result is even the most fantastic discoveries in neuroscience must be first cleared by a policeman. This is not an exaggeration this is a simple fact of life in America in 2015.
We may be waiting for long time for endorphins to be properly
studied and introduced into combating psychiatric disorders. Of course this
will all depend on doctors educating the rest of the country of the unique
properties of endorphins.
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