Research led by Jia Zhou in the Hibbs Lab at UC San Diego has mapped the structures of human brain receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA. The team obtained samples from epilepsy patients undergoing ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for ...

A receptor is a small protein that can ... GABA inhibits the activation of certain neurons. This neurotransmitter prevents brain damage and is also involved in relaxation and sleep.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new insights into the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...

As such, this neurotransmitter plays a crucial role in establishing the balance of excitation and inhibition in the brain ... candidates that target GABA A receptors with greater accuracy and ...

A fluorescent probe designed to incorporate a fluorophore into the structure of a neurotransmitter finds ... in living slices of mouse brain by loading it for 30 minutes and then perfusing while ...

As one of the brain’s primary neurotransmitters ... which block one of the receptors to which norepinephrine binds. There are also other drugs that aren’t aimed specifically at the ...

Scientists have come up with a drug that is a potential candidate for tackling memory deficits in the early stages of the disease in rodents. Research shows that the drug activates the cannabinoid ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new insights into the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...