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Day 18 of the March Instagram challenge - 'daily' I have epilepsy. Every day I take a cocktail of medicines to control the seizures. They work and I can now drive and live a relatively peaceful life...except, with epilepsy, you can never take your health for granted. My prescription now affects my digestion and I have to counteract that with another pill. Epilepsy caused occasional bouts of aphasia too. Losing your words is inconvenient for a writer. And my senses of smell and taste can change giving foods a metallic edge. However, that is nothing in comparison to the dulling of my brain that I can sense all the time. The drugs are designed to slow the extra electrical impulses that my brain produces. Sadly that spark is gone and it sometimes feels like the light has gone out too. #fmsphotoaday #fmspad #fmsmarch #fms_daily #daily #quotidien #lequotidien #epilepsy #ihaveepilepsy #electricalimpulses #frontallobe #temporallobe #SophiesVoiceBlog #sophiesvoice

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What Are Nootropics: The Full Beginner Guide

Nootropics are pharmaceutical remedies that enhance the cognitive processes in the brain, exert neuroprotective effects and are void of any sort of toxicity.

Criteria for Nootropic Medication:

1. Stimulates memory and learning processes

2. Stimulates learning behaviours in circumstances that are designed to obstruct them.For example: in hypoxic conditions (insufficient oxygen intake)

3. Prevent physical or chemical damage of the brain

4. Boost control processes that happen in the brain cortex and in subcortical regions.

5. Are associated with minimal adverse effects, exhibit negligible toxicity, and are not accompanied by the traditional effects of psychotropic medication (stimulation of the motor function and sedation).Nootropics have been formulated from herbal extracts, and they contain biologically active compounds that possess the capacity to enhance the cognitive brain function, memory, intelligence, drive and concentration. These positive effects exerted on the central nervous system have earned them the name “smart drugs”, which are gradually becoming the daily supplements of highly active and motivated individuals who aspire to become successful. Nootropics can be formulated as herbal extracts or can be elaborated as nutritional supplements for an enhanced brain productivity. The most popular nootropics were discovered due to their beneficial effects on the recovery of individuals affected by neurologic degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s, which cause brain damage through loss of nerve cells.

Some people find it difficult to believe in these wonderful properties exhibited by nootropic supplements, but it is just a normal response to previously unknown facts and studies. Some individuals may ask the question “Why aren’t they used by everyone?” The answer lies in the novelty of the most recent pharmaceutical findings associated with nootropic intake, and the false belief maintained by some regular nootropic consumers who view it as a sort of cheating and alteration of the normal brain function. It is perfectly acceptable to be skeptical at first, especially when it comes to some biologically active substances you put into your own body. However, we are dedicated to providing only the most accurate information and research results, encouraging potential customers to research facts on their own, unlike other supplement dealers and distributors who are just eager to obtain sales. Moreover, we have made it easier for curious readers who want to do more research into this fascinating topic by providing them with carefully selected citations and links to serious medical research.

The essentials of brain function are helpful to understand how nootropics can exerts their positive effects on the cognitive processes of the central nervous system. The brain is a collection of interconnected neurons, which communicate with each other through electricalimpulses. The number of neurons possessed by the brain of a healthy individual varies between 20 billion and a trillion. These numerous neurons are the pathways that are used for information transfer originating in the brain to almost every part of the body. Virtually all biological processes that occur in the human body are initiated by some sort of nerve-mediated information sent through the pathway of a nerve to stimulate a particular response. Every neuron is filament-like cell, and the multitude of neurons that make up the central nervous system are connected to each other to create a sophisticated network that is able to process complex information and perform a variety of functions. Individual neurons are not in physical contact with each other, instead they communicate through a tiny gap junction between the head of a neuron and the tail of a neighbouring neuron. The small spaces that separate adjacent neurons are known as synapses, which allows the passage of information through them to facilitate the transmission of the signal to the destination.

Synapses are the narrow spaces where chemical “messengers” diffuse across the membrane from one neuron to the next. The neuron that acts as a sender releases the chemical messengers that attach to the receptors located on the external membrane of the neuron that acts as a receiver. The image to the left illustrates the sender and the receiver neurons at the top and at the bottom, respectively. The receiving neuron cell has receptors incorporated in the cellular membrane, and the sending one produces and releases biologically active substances called neurotransmitters, which diffuse in the space between two neighbouring neurons and attach to their target receptors on the next neuron. The attached neurotransmitter will elicit a biological response in the neuron that received the chemical information. The type of response differs among different varieties of neurons, neurotransmitters and receptors. The receiver neuron has three different options on how to proceed in processing the incoming information. It may facilitate the transmission of the message to other neurons by releasing its own set of neurotransmitters to the neighbouring neuron, it may block the signal completely, or it may stimulate an effector cell to perform a particular biological function, if it is located at the end of the nervous pathway.

Summarizing the facts – synapses are small spaces between neighbouring neurons that are not physically attached, chemical “messengers” known as neurotransmitters originating from one neuron cross into the gap and attach to a receptor on the next neuron. The result is the continuation of the nerve impulse transmission by the receiving neuron through its own release of active neurotransmitters. In certain circumstances, the signal may be blocked at a particular neuron, or the signal may cause a target cell to perform a specific physiologic function, if the nervous pathway end is reached. The response type depends on the neurotransmitter variety involved in the signal, the way it stimulates the receptor, the times of the interaction, the concentration and the receptor attachment type in the synapse. For more information and detail you can visit on: What Are Nootropics: The Full Beginner Guide.