The Reconverted Catholic

Let’s talk about neurotransmitters. Monoamine transmitters to be specific: dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and histamine. These monoamines are split into three categories of amines: catecholamines, indolamines, and ethylamines. Dopamine and norepinephrine are catecholamines, serotonin is an indolamine, and histamine is an ethylamine. All monoamine transmitters are similar in that they all contribute some level of response…

There is definitely no shortage of information and vocabulary to unpack regarding the senses. Therefore, at the 50,000 foot level, this post will cover some basics info about three of the five major senses: auditory, somatosenses, and olfactory. In addition, I will briefly explore the idea of additional senses that don’t quite fit into the original…

What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear or see the word “personality”? Do you generally use the word to describe a person’s character traits and behaviors?  Do you refer to your best friend as a “good person”? Or perhaps you have a co-workers “with a lot of drama in her…

By Cee Vee – July 2020 The term neurological disorder can be a bit daunting. After all, it involves the brain, which is arguably the most complex of all organs in the history of evolutionary biology, and particularly in humans. We humans have even used our own complex brains to understand, in microscopic detail, how…