Facts: 1. ADHD is influenced both by Genetics and the Environment 2. People with ADHD, depression, and borderline personality disorders have been shown to have lower amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids 3. Serotonin is an important neural transmitter which can affect many aspects of psychological performance.
Questions: 1. How, on a molecular level, does sarotonin help transmit neural signals? 2. Why does a larger presence of Omega-3 fatty acids increase the amount of serotonin?
The topic of my video relates to your topic because mine deals with the effects that omega-3's and omega6's have on neuron fluidity. And more specifically, how the production of eicosanoids affect the brain. The research I found could possibly affect serotonin production because omega-3's and omega-6's use the same enzyme to convert themselves into products that the body can use, which means that the usually high levels of omega-6's will be converted more often than the omega-3's. This step in the process could somehow affect the production of serotonin, since it seems like omega-3's have some effect on serotonin receptors.
1. There seems to be a positive effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids on serotonin receptor. How do trans fats affect the serotonin receptors?
2. Does the inflammation caused by omega-6 PUFA's have any adverse effect on serotonin receptors.
I'm not sure why your video is so blurry. Do a trial recording next time to be sure that you've fixed whatever it was that you did to make it blurry.
You did a good job showing structural differences between saturated and unsaturated FAs. Your discussion of that was clear and the "stacking" is easy to visualize.
Some things to elaborate on: - Could you find a diagram/image of the arrangement of FAs within the neuronal membrane? And then, explain the relationship of that location to the functional changes. - Cite your seratonin study. (Even if just who - primary author of article - and where) - Elaborate on 5HT and TPH2.
Facts:
ReplyDelete1. ADHD is influenced both by Genetics and the Environment
2. People with ADHD, depression, and borderline personality disorders have been shown to have lower amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids
3. Serotonin is an important neural transmitter which can affect many aspects of psychological performance.
Questions:
1. How, on a molecular level, does sarotonin help transmit neural signals?
2. Why does a larger presence of Omega-3 fatty acids increase the amount of serotonin?
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ReplyDeleteThe topic of my video relates to your topic because mine deals with the effects that omega-3's and omega6's have on neuron fluidity. And more specifically, how the production of eicosanoids affect the brain. The research I found could possibly affect serotonin production because omega-3's and omega-6's use the same enzyme to convert themselves into products that the body can use, which means that the usually high levels of omega-6's will be converted more often than the omega-3's. This step in the process could somehow affect the production of serotonin, since it seems like omega-3's have some effect on serotonin receptors.
ReplyDelete1. There seems to be a positive effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids on serotonin receptor. How do trans fats affect the serotonin receptors?
2. Does the inflammation caused by omega-6 PUFA's have any adverse effect on serotonin receptors.
I'm not sure why your video is so blurry. Do a trial recording next time to be sure that you've fixed whatever it was that you did to make it blurry.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job showing structural differences between saturated and unsaturated FAs. Your discussion of that was clear and the "stacking" is easy to visualize.
Some things to elaborate on:
- Could you find a diagram/image of the arrangement of FAs within the neuronal membrane? And then, explain the relationship of that location to the functional changes.
- Cite your seratonin study. (Even if just who - primary author of article - and where)
- Elaborate on 5HT and TPH2.
Overall, a good job Nick!