Just curious as to why more emphasis is placed on the chemical aspects of the brain (neurotransmitters) instead of the the electrical components which from my understanding are precedent to chemical reactions. We read about a lack of or an abundance of dopamine,acetycholine and so on but hardly about the neuronal electrical system,except perhaps for epilepsy and narcolepsy. I agree that the nature and structure of chemicals are more readily identifiable but what about the electrical components.If my memory serves me well (is this statement electrical or chemical or both?),transmission within the neuron is electrical but transmission between neurons is chemical,so any explanation of the status of neurotransmitters should not ignore the neuroelectrical charge. Besides recognizing the dopamine (excess) hypothesis of schizophrenia, can it also be reformulated to include the neural electrical inhibitory activity or the neural overcharging electrical activity that may contribute to that excess?. Send me something. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Panda Mail. Check your regular email account away from home free! http://bstar.net/panda/
