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“Parkinson's disease is associated with the death of dopamine-producing neurons and the build-up of a misfolded protein, known as alpha-synuclein, in the brain. Diagnosis coincides with the onset of motor symptoms, which occurs when fifty percent of dopaminergic neurons are lost.”

“Scientists are exploiting the fact that neural stem cells are attracted to cancer cells because they emit a signal that is similar to a damaged neuron. The stem cell migrates to the cancer cell in order to repair the damage.”

“Dental pulp stem cells are also found in adult teeth although to a much lesser degree. Dental pulp stem cells have been shown in animal studies to differentiate into other cells types including connective tissue and neurons in the spinal cord.”

“Alterations in the circadian rhythm are more profound in people with PD, even in the early stages of the disease before symptoms develop. Previous research in animals has demonstrated that damage to circadian-related neurons occurs during the presymptomatic stages of PD.”

“Then, to test whether the pattern of neuronal activity in the insular cortex represented a true memory of bowel inflammation, they examined how the mice reacted when the insular neurons were reactivated four weeks after the animals' recovery from illness.”

“Aerobic exercise influences many aspects of human health, including brain health. For example, exercise promotes the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, better known as BDNF, a cell-signaling protein that influences the formation, growth, survival, and development of neurons.”

“Autophagy and neurological health Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction and energy deficits in dopaminergic neurons in the brain, may be due in part to mitophagy failure.”

“Phosphatidylcholine is a very important component of cell membranes that make up neurons and also combines with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA to form lysophosphatidylcholine DHA which is transported across the blood-brain barrier.”

“Animal studies have shown that psilocybin increases neurogenesis which is the growth of new neurons in certain brain regions. Interestingly, serotonin is also linked to neurogenesis. I'm no expert in this field but I did interview the expert on psilocybin, Dr. Roland Griffiths.”

“THC (found in cannabis) that was given to old mice improved performance on learning and memory tests, improved connections between neurons, and resulted in gene activation profiles in the hippocampus that resembled young mice.”