N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are ligand-gated cation channels activated by glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter. These receptors are located mostly at excitatory synapses and, thereby, ...

The brain’s major excitatory neurotransmitter is glutamate. Glutamate, which is released from presynaptic vesicles, is the neurotransmitter which activates postsynaptic ligand-gated ion channel ...

In a new research report, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a potential target for drugs that could dial up or down the activity of certain brain proteins in efforts to ...