Researchers have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to neurotypical people, a ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

"It's not intuitive to think the most prevalent receptor for the major neurotransmitter in the brain is also present in the lens," senior investigator Peter Frederikse, PhD, from the University of ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular ...

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the ...

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 ...