Amino Acids in Neurogenesis

Neuroscience is a fast-paced field. Like all medical disciplines to date, it is still primarily symptomatic oriented. Stimulants are being increasingly studied in Brain-signaling, rather than the initial precursors of all Signals, the Amino acids.

Amino acids are organic molecules virtually omnipresent in every living organism, the building blocks of life.

In the human body, they tend to bind in short chains named Peptides.
When Peptides contain at least 20 amino acids, they form Proteins. 
Proteins are longer chains of amino acids also called Polypeptides.
A protein can have a structure of up to two Polypeptides.

In Mental Health, Proteins are outdated subjects of study.

Modafinil is the primary compound associated to protein synthesis to date, not yet understood after 30 years. 
Coincidentally, this medication is somewhat ghosted, despite its effectiveness at cellular level. 
Every biological process starts at cellular level. 
Proteins play a crucial role in cellular development and Signal Processing, although pharmacology looks at the more remunerative symptomatic mechanisms of action.

Current stimulants target the manufacturing of dopamine and norepinephrine in ADHD and Narcolepsy. 
They don’t target failing Brain Signaling, the root-cause of Executive Dysfunction.

Although the mechanism of action is ‘supposedly’ not understood 30 years later, Modafinil showed promising results with boosting Neural Transportation Pathways  responsible for carrying signals from the Cerebellum to the Cerebrum by Proteinic  synthesis.
For non-known reasons, research was archived and the compound is available as a non-specific source of evidence, therefore deemed unsafe and not promoted openly by professionals.

It is known that Tryptophan and Tyrosine are the precursors of Serotonin and Dopamine, respectively, the two main humoral neurotransmitters.
There is no medication targeting these proteins, other than over the counter’ supplements.
Research is bound towards Neurotransmission at Synaptic level only.
Signaling deficiency is not taken into consideration by pharmaceuticals.

What we supposedly don’t know is whether dysfunctional Neurotransmission is a Signal-disorder or a Re-uptake dysfunction.
Money will tell.

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Rethinking Autism/ADHD

Are Autism and ADHD of genetic origin or the result of bad parenting?

Never like these days, we’re experiencing a fast-paced global transition at the hands of Artificial Intelligence.
♪No one and nothing will help us ♪, used to sing the late visionary artist David Bowie in the 70s… how proving him wrong? No business is exempt.

AI is showing to overtake “HI”, Human Intelligence.
However, the controversy is that Humans created AI, hence I d use the ‘Artificial’ pseudonym with a large grain of salt.
Scientists learned how to make algorithms interact independently, although they create algorithms. The interaction of algorithms produces Intelligence, in other words, it enhances the human mind.
For this reason, I envision a potential future in Mental Health.

Just before the advent of AI, Genetics were the last frontier in Medicine.
Almost mental disorders were attributed to inherited genes.

Nowadays, the approach is switching more toward Development.

Imagine what a microchip inserted in the brain can do…

‘Bonding’ is an old established term in parenting which is having a revival in AI.
Lack of Bonding translates to Parental Neglect. It is gaining momentum as a Developmental Disorder, Autism and ADHD not exempt.

Lack of Bonding has a number of implications, mainly on empathy.
A chain-reaction, lack of Empathy leads to malignant Narcissism, NPD medical.
NPD annihilates Emotions. Lack of emotions affects Memory storage. Impaired Memory is responsible for Learning Disabilities.

The debate over Autism and ADHD as in learning disabilities or neurodiversity seems to never reach a general consensus either medically or socially.
‘Acceptance’ would be the most advocated approach. 
The reality is that we’re headed toward extreme Globalization at the very hands of few World’s tycoons ironically on the Autistic Spectrum themselves.

Shall we assume that Neurodiversity is the norm?
The Neurotypical would qualify as the Outcast.

Hopefully, AI will give us clearer answers.



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