So the idea of Professor Sycamore being a member of Team
Flare. I’ve always loved the idea and thought at a time that that was a twist
that Game Freak was planning to pull in X and Y’s story. So when it didn’t
happen I was a bit shocked, but actually a bit more disappointed.
Flare!Sycamore is extremely fun to explore because it causes
you to have to consider what would cause the Professor, the loveable dork, to
be a member of such a group. (The answer can’t just be Lys’ cummies.) I’ve seen
it considered that he is a secret member of the group in an effort to thwart Lysandre’s
plan and I love that idea to pieces. However, what about the idea that he is a
completely willing member of the group. Someone who is willing to stick with
the whole end goal regardless.
This is simply an idea, or a headcanon of sorts. By no means
do I think that there is hard evidence to suggest that he actually was. I
simply want to create a scenario in which it may be believable that he was a
willing member if Team Flare and not just a spy in the ranks.
There
are caves in Mexico with crystals as big as trees, but you can’t
explore the caves for too long due to heat and the toxic atmosphere. But
I mean look at those things!
Senegal is home to Lake Retba aka Lac Rose, which is naturally pink. Due to its high salinity, the water has the optimum living conditions for a micro-algae called dunaliella salina. These organisms contain an abundance of β-Carotene, a red coloured organic compound, which is utilised to absorb light for ATP production. The presence of these organisms is what gives the lake its pink hue, which is most prominent in the dry season.
Dopamine (C8H11NO2) is an important neurotransmitter involved in many signalling pathways in the body. At room temperature, it is a white powder that is freely soluble in water.
Dopamine plays a key role in the brain’s reward system and is associated with feelings of euphoria and pleasure. As a result, stimuli that cause greater amounts of dopamine to bind to the corresponding receptors on the post-synaptic membrane induce appetitive behaviour.
For example, drugs such as amphetamine bind to and inhibit dopamine reuptake transporters present on the pre-synaptic membrane, and can also inhibit monoamine oxidase, which normally metabolises dopamine. This causes the concentration of dopamine in the synaptic cleft to increase, and the resultant rise in binding of dopamine receptors leads to feelings of pleasure. However, in combination with the resultant tolerance, this can lead to addiction and dependence on such drugs.
Dopamine is biosynthesised from tyrosine in the human body, via the intermediacy of L-DOPA:
Low dopamine levels have been linked to Parkinson’s disease; this is because the main symptoms arise from the death of dopamine-producing cells in the brain. Consequently, one of the main methods of treating it is the injection of L-DOPA; while this does not recover the cells’ ability to produce dopamine, it can stimulate the remaining cells, and is also metabolised to form dopamine (see above).
🔥 There is beauty in destruction🔥 