Hangxiety is a common post-drinking experience, where you might feel uneasy, depressed, irritable, or on edge after consuming ...

Our results suggest that the segregation of two different populations of transmitters makes it possible to exert short-term dynamic changes in the co-transmission balance of glutamate and GABA and ...

As we get older, the way our bodies process alcohol changes. We spoke to nutritionists, neurologists, dermatologists and ...

Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is synthesized from glutamate by glutamic decarboxylase (GAD). The ...

Alcohol activates the brain’s reward circuitry, mediated by dopamine, which can drive some people towards increased ...

Past research has shown that autism is often associated with an imbalance in two key neurotransmitters: GABA, which inhibits ...

Past research has shown that autism is often associated with an imbalance in two key neurotransmitters: GABA, which inhibits brain activity, and glutamate, which excites it. The balance between ...

Never mind that glutamate and GABA do most of the work—it's the thrill of dopamine as the "pleasure chemical ... systems form ...

Gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, is a neurotransmitter that slows down the brain by blocking nerve signaling. That might sound scary, but it’s an essential function that delivers a calming ...