Brain Chemistry - Why Neurotransmitters and Associated Research are Essential
External interventions can alter nervous system function. These may include pharmaceutical medications or nutritional supplements.
Pharmaceutical medications influence neurotransmission while nutritional neuromodulators utilize dietary constituents and naturally-derived substances to influence neurotransmission. Nutritional neuromodulators include various amino acids, standardized herbal extracts, vitamins and minerals, and phospholipid derivatives. Pharmaceutical and nutritional neuromodulators can be classified based on their function in the nervous system.
Five classes of neuromodulators include:
- Reuptake inhibitors
- Enzyme modulators
- Receptor modifiers
- Enzymatic cofactors
- Neurotransmitter substrates