LESSON 6 THE ROLE OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN ACHIEVEING ACADEMIC SUCCESS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Presented...
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LESSON 6
THE ROLE OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN ACHIEVEING ACADEMIC SUCCESS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Presented by
THE NATURAL SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
The Interaction Between: Neurotransmitters,
Brain, Behavior,and Sense of Well Being
Within Types of Environments
By Ed Young, Ph.D.
copyright, ed young, PhD3
THE HUMAN BRAIN AND THE INTERACTIONS AND TRANSITIONS BETWEEN NEUROTRANSMITTERS
BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
Right Hemisphere
BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
Left Hemisphere
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Function and Relations of Principle NeurotransmittersA
DR
EN
AL
INE
EN
DO
RP
HIN
S
Anger, Fear,
Excitement, Agitated Depression
Successful, Goal
Oriented, Mental and/or
Physical Activity
VigorousPhysicalExercise
orActivity
Sleep,Depressio
n,Boredom,Fatigue,Immo-
bilization
Awake, Active, Alert,
Excited, Angry,
Anxious
SER
OT
ON
IN
AC
ET
YC
HO
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DO
PA
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Neurotransmitters Below Are Related to Functions Listed Above
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Principle Neurotransmitters Involves In Interaction Between Brain, Behavior, And Sense Of Well Being
BRAIN andBRAIN CHEMISTRY
SEROTO
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DOPAM
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*adrenaline is a neurocrine or hormone influencing the brain
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I. ACETYCHOLINE and BEING AWAKE and ALERTACETYCHOLINE and BEING AWAKE and ALERT:
INTERACTIONS AND TRANSITIONS BETWEEN NEUROTRANSMITTERS
I. ACETYCHOLINE and BEING AWAKE and ALERTACETYCHOLINE and BEING AWAKE and ALERT:
INTERACTIONS AND TRANSITIONS BETWEEN NEUROTRANSMITTERS
BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
ACETYCHOLINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NEALERT
ACETYCHO
LINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NE
ACETYCHOLINE
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BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
II. DOPAMINE SENSE OF WELL BEING ANDIII. ADRENALINE EMOTIONAL INTENSITY:
ACETYCHOLINE
AC
ET
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HO
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NEALERT
DO
PA
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ACETYCHO
LINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NE
ACETYCHOLINE
AD
RENA
LINE
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BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
ACETYCHOLINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NEALERT
DO
PA
MI
NE
ACETYCHO
LINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NE
ACETYCHOLINE
AD
RENA
LINE
FRONTAL LOBE BRAIN
ENDORPHINS
IV. ENDORPHINS: OVERCOMING PAIN AND FATIGUE
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BRAINFRONTAL LOBE
V. SEROTONIN: SLEEP, TRANQUILITY
ACETYCHOLINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NEALERT
DO
PA
MI
NE
ACETYCHO
LINE
AC
ET
YC
HO
LI
NE
ACETYCHOLINE
AD
RENA
LINE
Serotonin
Se
ro
to
ni
n
Serotonin
Se
ro
to
ni
n
Se
ro
to
ni
n
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Interactions Between the Environment, Neurotransmitters, and Health and Wellbeing
A threat filled environment elicits adrenaline and reduces serotonin leading to hyperactivity, sleeplessness, suspiciousness, hostility, impulsiveness, ruminations, and eventually to extreme fatigue and illness.
Serotonin
Sleep,Depression,Boredom,Fatigue,Immo-
bilization
Acetylcholine
Awake, Active, Alert,
Excited, Angry,
Anxious
Adrenaline
Anger, Fear,
Excitement, Agitated
Depression
Adrenaline
Anger, Fear,
Excitement, Agitated
Depression
Dopamine
Successful, Goal Oriented, Mental and/or Physical Activity
An environment that elicits: Competition, Adventure, Romance, Positive-high-risk-goal seeking lead to exhilaration, ecstasy, lack of awareness of time, feeling no pain. Taken to excess, this can lead to illness.
Adrenaline
Anger, Fear,
Excitement, Agitated
Depression
Endorphins
VigorousPhysical
Exercise orActivity
An environment that generates adrenaline
accompanied by vigorous physical
activity results in a loss of feelings of
pain.Without activity,
there is an acute awareness of pain. In excess can lead to illness
Endorphins
VigorousPhysicalExercise orActivity
Dopamine
Successful, Goal Oriented, Mental and/or Physical Activity
Endorphins
VigorousPhysical
Exercise orActivity
Acetylcholine
Awake, Active, Alert,
Excited, Angry,
Anxious
An environment that promotes: Being awake, alert and goal oriented toward positive mental and/or physical activity leads to serenity, satisfaction, lack of awareness of time or pain, integration within and with the environment, and good health.
Dopamine
Successful, Goal Oriented, Mental and/or Physical Activity
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Implications for Treatment• Given the model just presented, what do we treat?
– Do we treat the brain chemistry?– Do we treat the personality dynamics?– Do we treat the observable emotional and behavioral symptoms?– Do we treat the people and social structures in the person’s
environment?• What happens if we treat only one or two of the above
factors?• What happens if we treat all factors in one comprehensive
approach?• The Natural Approach used by the Natural Systems Institute
is designed to treat all simultaneously.
