concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: neurotransmitters

disordered eating and obesity
type: Concept
narrower: neurotransmitters

neurobiology of addiction
type: Concept
narrower: neurotransmitters

neurotransmitters
type: Concept
broader: physical and biological development
broader: obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior
broader: neurobiology of addiction
broader: disordered eating and obesity
definition: Neurotransmitters are genes that promote or inhibit the release and transmission of electrical impulses between a neuron and other cells. These chemicals include around 10 “small-molecule neurotransmitters” (e.g., acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) and over 50 neuropeptides (such as neuropeptide Y [NPY] and agouti-related protein [AgRP]), and are related to the control of a subject's physiological processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Neurotransmitters]

obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior
type: Concept
narrower: neurotransmitters

physical and biological development
type: Concept
narrower: neurotransmitters