The brain has a glutamate system. All the reading I’ve done is in complex biology speak and I struggle to understand it. Can someone please ELI5? Thanks!
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glutamate serves as a neurotransmitter, or signaling molecule, in the brain. It is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter, meaning that it causes brain pathways to “activate”
it works alongside GABA, which is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter (it inactivates brain pathways)
Glutamate and GABA work together to maintain the proper brain balance for a functioning brain. When the it falls out of balance (too much excitation or too little inhibition), a seizure may occur
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