Figure 1: Synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus and glutamate receptor subtypes. In recent years, glutamate and GABA receptors have been shown to move rapidly around the neuron so as to alter the ...

The NMDA receptor is a tetrameric complex formed by NR1 and NR2 subunits (only two subunits are shown) that bind glycine and glutamate, respectively 8. (b) The GABA B receptor heteromeric receptor ...

Illustration of an AMPA receptor and glutamate. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

Schizophrenia: The NMDA Receptor Hypothesis Schizophrenia has long been associated with dopamine dysfunction, but the glutamate system plays an equally critical role. The "NMDA receptor ...

γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), whether it be lower levels of GABA or the receptor it binds to. But a study published last week (October 3) in Science Translational Medicine, which zeroed in on GABA ...