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*NTM = neurotransmitter

Last updated 6:03 PM on 9/23/26
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glutamate

important excitatory NTM in the brain

learning, memory, cognition

mechanism - long-term potentiation

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LTP

adding receptors to synapse to boost signals, strengthens synapses via repeated high-freq signals

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glutamate location

spinal cord, brain stem, cerebellum, hippocampus, cerebral cortex

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excessive glutamate (excitotoxicity)

overstimulation and neuronal death

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NMDA receptor

activated when glutamate and binds to it

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GABA

main inhibitory NTM, stabilize neural activity, calms to prevent excessive excitation

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GABA location

cerebellum, hippocampus, cerebral cortex, striatonigral system

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