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Study finds key role for non-neural brain cells in processing vision

July 22, 2025
… ambient levels of the neurotransmitter chemical GABA. Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the … in the visual cortex of mice to produce a protein called “GABA transporter 3 (Gat3),” neurons there became less able as … information about the movies lab mice were seeing. GABA is a common inhibitory neurotransmitter that sharpens …

A multifunctional tool for cognitive neuroscience

October 20, 2023
… in the fiber were used to deliver small amounts of GABA, a neurotransmitter that dampens neuronal activity, to … courtesy of the McGovern Institute Research Article GABA , neurotechnology , working memory Print Share Related … A multifunctional tool for cognitive neuroscience GABA neurotechnology working memory Memory Systems …

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 molecular approach to autism

… year showed that a drug that mimics some of the actions of GABA, thereby suppressing glutamate in the mGluR5 pathway, … autism caused by the 16p11.2 mutation. Meanwhile that same GABA-boosting drug, arbaclofen, was undergoing testing in …
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