Learn about a variety of phenolic compounds in dietary and medicinal plants that enhance dopamine function and neurotransmission.



Overview

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with profound etiological and therapeutic importance in emotional, behavioral and neurocognitive health. A variety of plant-derived phenolic compounds enhance dopaminergic transmission by augmenting biosynthesis, reducing degradation, or improving synaptic function through metabolic, endocrine or immunological mechanisms.

This lecture will assess the current arsenal of dopamine-modulating phenolic compounds in dietary and medicinal plants, with a special emphasis on relative potency and bioavailability.


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Instructor

Kelly Heim, PhD

Dr. Kelly Heim is a pharmacologist specializing in natural products. He is Senior Scientific Director, Pharmacology & Genomics for the health care professional brands of Atrium Innovations. Dr. Heim has written and illustrated various peer-reviewed publications, including scholarly reviews and book chapters on emerging phytochemical therapies. He created Integrative Pharmacology to offer complimentary learning resources on basic and clinical pharmacology of natural products for students, scholars and practitioners in the medical and life sciences.

Course curriculum

    1. Enhancing Dopaminergic Neurotransmission with Natural Phenolic Compounds (May 11, 2021)

About this course

  • $19.00
  • 1 lesson
  • 1 hour of video content