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Sculptor and Destroyer : Tales of Glutamatethe Brains Most Important Neurotransmitter by Mark P. Mattson; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sculptor and Destroyer : Tales of Glutamatethe Brains Most Important Neurotransmitter about?

The fascinating story of glutamate, the neurotransmitter that controls the structure and function of the brain in health and neurological disorders.Sculptor and Destroyer tells the story of a simple, little-known molecule that became a master architect and commander of the human brain: glutamate. Upward of 90 percent of the neurons in the human brain deploy glutamate as their neurotransmitter. Other neurotransmitters can only exert their effects on brain function by subtly modifying the ongoing activity of glutamatergic neurons, but during brain development glutamate controls the growth of dendrites and the formation of synapses. In this eye-opening book, Mark Mattson explains how the neurotransmitter glutamate controls the structure and function of neuronal networks in the brain, thereby mediating the brain’s capabilities, including learning and memory, creativity, and imagination.Mattson also delves deeply into the dark side of glutamate, which he calls the “destroyer” side. He shows how relatively subtle aberrancies in the activity of neurons that deploy glutamate may result in behavioral disorders ranging from autism and schizophrenia to chronic anxiety and depression. More dra

Who reads Sculptor and Destroyer : Tales of Glutamatethe Brains Most Important Neurotransmitter?

Author

Mark P. Mattson;

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262375184

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Neurology