What is resilience? Used differently by a range of fields from psychology to engineering, resilience has no single widely accepted definition. The concept typically connotes an ability to âbounce backâ from a stress or disturbance, potentially returning to a pre-stress norm or a transformed post-stress condition.
a chemical transmitter substance produced by cells of the body and transported by the bloodstream to the cells and organs on which it has a specific regulatory effect. adj., adj hormoÂ´nal. Hormones act as chemical messengers to body organs, stimulating certain life processes and retarding others.
NEUROTRANSMITTERS are the brain chemicals that communicate information throughout our brain and body. They relay signals between nerve cells, called âneurons.â The brain uses neurotransmitters to tell your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, and your stomach to digest.