In an attempt to understand the effects that drugs like Adderall have on typical brains, scientists have found a relationship between activity of the neurotransmitter glutamate and mood for the first ...

Using in vivo imaging technology, investigators at the University of Utah and the University of Padua have identified a new signaling mechanism for glutamate that was linked to the onset of spreading ...

In the intricate chemical symphony of the brain, glutamate stands as the principal conductor. As the brain's most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate facilitates our ability to learn, form ...

Originally approved by the FDA as an anesthetic in 1970, ketamine is a dissociative drug that can produce visual and auditory distortion as well as dissociation. However, studies have found that with ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by extreme mood changes. Individuals diagnosed with BD ...

Depression cumulatively affects a rather large swath of the population, with lifetime chances of being struck at least once around 15 percent. And a respectable part of the risk for depression is ...

Ketamine is unlike any other antidepressant, yet understanding why has remained a challenge. A new study from King’s College London shows that ketamine’s antidepressant effects rely in part on the ...

Ketamine has the distinction of being the only non-Schedule 1 drug on this list. Schedule 1 drugs are classified by the federal government as having “no medical value” and a “high potential for abuse.