Sculptor and Destroyer
Tales of Glutamatethe Brains Most Important Neurotransmitter
$79.87
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
Sculptor and Destroyer tells the story of a simple, little-known molecule that became a master architect and commander of the human brain- glutamate. Upward of 90 percent of the neurons in the human brain deploy glutamate as their neurotransmitter. Other neurotransmitters can only exert their effects on brain function by subtly modifying the ongoing activity of glutamatergic neurons, but during brain development glutamate controls the growth of dendrites and the formation of synapses. In this…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048187 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262048183 |
| Author: | Mark P. Mattson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson is currently Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University and was previously Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore. He is among the most highly cited neuroscientists in the world with more than 900 publications and 200,000 citations, is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has received many awards including the Metropolitan Life Foundation Medical Research Award and the Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Fellows Award. He is the author of The Intermittent Fasting Revolution- The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance (MIT Press).
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