Could the energy levels in our brains hold the key to understanding mental disorders? New research from James Cook University’s Professor Zoltan Sarnyai and 40 global neuroscientists suggests that disruptions in ʻhowʻ the brain uses energy may be at the core of such conditions such as depression, psychosis, and epilepsy to name a few.
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chats with Professor Zoltan Sarnyai of James Cook University’s Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research about how this “landmark” discovery could revolutionise psychiatry and what it may mean for future mental health treatments.
For a deep dive...
Here's Neuroscientist Zoltán Sarnyai's bio and published works or follow him on X and YouTube. If you'd like to delve into how the brain getss and uses energy his an article from Biliogy Insights "Brain Metabolism: How the Brain Gets and Uses Energy" Here's a couple of concepts we spoke of... ATP, Mitochondria and Glycogen.
...and for those of you that want to pursue a Mediterranean Diet or try intermittent Fasting.
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