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Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice

February 11, 2026
… neurons they connect to via the neurotransmitter chemical GABA and evidence from prior studies suggest that GABA receptivity is reduced in fragile X syndrome. A … has been to give the drug arbaclofen, which enhances GABA activity. In the new study, the researchers treated both …

Study finds the circuits that may help you keep your cool

January 14, 2019
… therapy can help patients manage anxiety, Sur added. GABA vs. noradrenaline Crucial character in the story are neurons that release the neurotransmitter GABA, which has an inhibitory effect on the activity of … arousal is managed, he was destined to learn much about LC-GABA neurons. One of the first things he observed was that …

Adult dendritic plasticity

… type of neuron: The changes only occurred in inhibitory GABA-expressing interneurons, and not in excitatory pyramidal … by arrow) that remodels during adulthood expresses GABA and therefore shows up in middle panel. Bottom row: A … neuron that does not remodel and does not express GABA does not show up in the middle panel. The lab went on to …

A multifunctional tool for cognitive neuroscience

October 20, 2023
… neural activity in the brains of large animals. GABA neurotechnology working memory … in the fiber were used to deliver small amounts of GABA, a neurotransmitter that dampens neuronal activity, to …
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