Researchers have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to neurotypical people, a ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their ...

Scientists have introduced a highly sensitive protein sensor that captures the real-time flow of incoming signals between ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages between neurons with unprecedented speed and sensitivity. Dramatic performance ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular ...

Glutamate is a chemical messenger in the brain that plays a crucial role in learning and memory. It also functions to regulate mood. In this article, we provide a definition of glutamate and explain ...

Glutamate receptors are the primary mediators of excitatory transmission in the central nervous system and are mostly located on the dendrites of postsynaptic neuronal and glial cells, such as ...

MSG is the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid. Glutamic acid occurs naturally in the human body and in a number of foods, including cheese, soy extracts and tomatoes. In fact, MSG was ...

Glutamate neurotoxicity has been implicated in stroke, head trauma, multiple sclerosis and neurodegenerative diseases. Although recent data show that cultured glioma cells secrete glutamate, the ...

Munch on a packet of chips, slurp up a bowl of noodles or tuck into a salami sandwich, and there's a good chance you're also eating monosodium glutamate. Over the decades, monosodium glutamate — ...