Brain complexity: NO and CO influence brain function (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, March 06, 2016, 13:49 (3184 days ago) @ David Turell

Nitric oxide and Carbon monoxide have physiologic functions in the brain:-https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160304123108.htm-"Inside our brains nerve cells signal each other using neurotransmitters including carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO) gases. Besides sharing a number of biological and chemical characteristics, CO and NO work together in regulating many physiological processes including vasodilatation, and immune reaction. Accurate and quantitative measurements of their physiological levels have been seen to result in meaningful findings and the focus of many previous studies. -***-"With miniaturized size and tapered needle-like shape, the dual sensor allowed the IBS team to record CO/NO within tissue during an acute seizure. Immediately after probe insertion, the IBS team was able to monitor almost dynamic changes in CO/NO levels.-"Seizures have three distinct phases: initiation, propagation and termination. The dual sensor probe was able to record clearly defined changes in CO/NO levels which changed in accordance to the seizure's phase changes."-Comment: More complex research techniques uncover more complexity. How much complexity is needed to be exposed before it becomes logical that intense planning is required for each evolutionary advance?