GABAA receptors are the principal mediators of fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the mammalian brain. Each receptor is a pentameric chloride‐selective ion channel assembled from a repertoire of 19 ...

Although scientists can learn a lot from cell culture and animal models, they cannot truly substitute for all parts of the human body, especially the brain. But scientists have now used human brain ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the flow ...

Chronic insomnia disorder is characterized by hyperarousal, a heightened cortical activation pattern that disrupts normal sleep. While hyperarousal has been linked to altered brain state dynamics, the ...