Turning a Negative into a Positive: Ascending GABAergic Control of Cortical Activation and Arousal

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. Recent technological advances have illuminated the role of GABAergic neurons in control of cortical arousal and sleep. Sleep-promoting GABAergic neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus are well-known. Less well appreci...

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Main Authors: Ritchie Edward Brown, James Tim McKenna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00135/full