The finding that temperature influences how glutamate binds to neuronal receptor proteins to initiate signal transduction reveals the mechanics of one of the brain’s most important processes.

Schizophrenia: The NMDA Receptor Hypothesis Schizophrenia has long been associated with dopamine dysfunction, but the glutamate system plays an equally critical role. The "NMDA receptor ...

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