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Brain Energy: Keto For Metabolic & Mental Health with Dr. Chris Palmer: Part 2

Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina

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The Role of Mitochondria in Neurotransmitter Regulation

When researchers are looking for synapses, they just look where the most dense mitochondria are. Mitochondria actually move along the cell membrane to release neurotransmitters. They line up in very specific ways around the cell nucleus. And then they sometimes fuse with each other and split apart. That makes so much sense if you think of it from the feedback loop perspective that that regulation is occurring.

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