Lewy Molecules Dopamine And Acetylcholine In The Brain

Lewy bodies are small, circular lumps of protein that develops inside the brain cells. It is unclear on how they develop and also how they damage the brain and causes dementia. But research has shown that Lewy bodies interfere with the effects of low levels of the chemicals dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain. They play an important role in regulating brain functions such as memory, learning, mood and attention. These messenger chemicals are neurotransmitters that send information from one brain cell to another. The progressive low levels of these chemicals causes the loss of connections between the nerve cells; loss of connections leads to the death of nerve cells and eventually leading to death of the brain tissue. Research has also