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What are neurotransmitters and how are they classified?

Neurotransmitters are a kind of chemical messenger in our body . Its main function is to transmit signals from the nerve cells to the cells present in the muscles, glands and nerves.  In this sense, the brain needs neurotransmitters to regulate many functions necessary for the body such as heart rate, breathing, digestion, sleep, mood, appetite, and muscle movement, among many others.  …

What is health psychology and what is its importance?

What is health psychology? A reflective article published by theMexican Institute of Social Security, describes the most relevant definitions of health psychology from the 70s. In the writing it is explained that health psychologytries to discern the different known pathologiesand their relationship with thepsychological processes, which each human being experiences. (3) That is, it details the influence …

What is social psychology and what are its goals?

What is social psychology? Social psychology is a branch of psychology (such asclinical,health,educational, familyandwork psychology), whichstudies the behavior of each person and the role they play in society, with special emphasis on how each person can be influenced by the environment where they operate. In this sense, social psychologyexplains the reasons for each behavior, starting from the psychological …

Myelination: what it is, characteristics and impact on neurons

Neurons are a fundamental cell type for the brain and nervous system. This is because they are responsible for receiving information from the external world and sending motor impulses to the muscles. They are also responsible for transmitting electrical signals and for processing ideas and forming new memories and memories. Neurons are essential for the functioning of the brain. Thanks …

What is Wallon’s theory and what are its contributions?

The evolution of the human being has been commented from different perspectives and approaches, each one with an incidence on the development of the personality and one of them has treated it from an evolutionary and global approach on the childhood age.  In the following article, we explain what Wallon’s theory consists of and what his contributions to child development were. What …