Simple English explanation with example
- Balances brain chemicals affecting mood
- Improves mood and emotional stability
- Reduces anxiety and stress signals
- Helps regulate sleep and appetite
- Example: improves symptoms of depression
Scientific explanation
- Modulates serotonin and/or norepinephrine pathways
- Alters neurotransmitter reuptake or receptor activity
- Enhances synaptic neurotransmission
- Influences central nervous system signalling
- Produces antidepressant or anxiolytic effects