If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical neurotransmitters, it's probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that ...

Researchers found that methamphetamine and PCP cause a phenomenon known as neurotransmitter switching, impairing memory. This ...

New research has revealed the diverse assembly and regulation of Type-A GABA receptors (GABAARs), which are crucial for ...

A healthy brain balances "activate" and "inhibit" signaling in its neural microcircuitry, with the inhibitory signaling often provided by cell ...

Neuroscientist Dr Andrija Sente, who conducted his award-winning research at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of ...

A healthy brain balances “activate” and “inhibit” signaling in its neural microcircuitry, with the inhibitory signaling often provided by cell receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA.   Unexpected ...

Those four ways were neuroinflammation, oxidative/nitrosative stress (an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants that causes cell damage), epigenetic modifications (chemical changes to DNA) and ...

Neurotransmitters are biological molecules that are secreted by neurons and that alter the behaviour of their target neurons or effector cells. Release of hunger-promoting and satiety-promoting ...

Both also are neurotransmitters, which means they are chemical messengers that travel through your body's vast network of nerve cells, affecting everything from your heartbeat to your emotions.

For example, when you taste your favorite ice cream ... Dopamine plays a role in the psychiatric disorder schizophrenia. Other neurotransmitters, including GABA and glutamate, may be important, as ...