Every thought, mood, and decision emerges from synaptic signalling—a process where seven major neurotransmitter systems work in concert across trillions of neural connections. Understanding this chemistry is reshaping treatment of psychiatric and neurological disease. — "Neuronal synapse, artwork" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. (CC0 1.0 (Public Domain))
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.