Stress and Sleep: Neurotransmitter Secrets on CorePsych Radio

Stress and Sleep:Brain & Neurotransmitter Reserve
No, we aren’t paying enough attention the specific neurotransmitter imbalances discoverable with stress and sleep – and the good news is: it’s all measurable and fixable.

Tune in this Thursday at 4PM/EDT, 1PM/PDT for an uncomplicated Program Review of the new neurotransmitter precursor measurements for stress and sleep. This program won’t be as heavy as the last two wherein I simply tried to cover too much ground all at once. Those busy introductions will work well however with these easy PDF handouts over at the CorePsych Radio page. Download there the two excellent PDF handouts for the program from NeuroScience on Sleep and Stress.

Wonder how stress and sleep are related: Simply stated – they can both reduce your neurotransmitter reserve.

Don’t worry, I won’t be dealing with the details of this deep mitochondrial paper, but will be discussing neurotransmitter relationship challenges with sleep and stress in the program. It is interesting how those mitochondria [energy factories in the cells] get around! And we can see results in the office…

Check these cellular happenings at the synaptic level with mitochondria travel and support:

Mitochondria are part of that flow, but unlike most axonal organelles, mitochondria move bidirectionally, through the use of several motor proteins, giving rise to a more complex pattern of axonal transport that can specifically position and reposition them along the axon (Hollenbeck, 1996). But, although important features of their transport remain to be worked out, their means of arrival at the synapse is no mystery [!].

and…

Once large numbers of mitochondria arrive in the presynaptic region, what essential functions do they carry out? A large body of data from various vertebrate and invertebrate systems has shown that mitochondria—and their Ca,2+ uptake and release in particular— are necessary for the events of neurotransmission. [Link]