Aminobutyric acid, better known as GABA, has long been famous as the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter, the molecule ...

A neurotransmitter previously thought only to calm neurons may also play a role in waking them up, according to a study published in the journal PLOS Biology, a discovery which challenges the textbook ...

There is a deep connection between the states of increased anxiety and nervousness caused by magnesium deficiency and the ...

The effects of sustained drug abuse can manifest in many ways. Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Neurobiologists at the University of ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within specific brain areas in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

August 11, 2008 — Mice that lack the ability to release gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) from specific hypothalamic neurons are "lean" and "resistant to obesity," according to a study published online ...

The distinction between the well-characterized and poorly-characterized neurotransmitter effects of environmental enrichment ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have drawn on structural biology expertise to determine structures of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), a key component of neuronal ...