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| GABA | (gamma-aminobutyric acid) The major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. |
| | gamma-aminobutyric acid | (GABA) The major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. |
| | gene | Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies. |
| | glial cells | Tiny brain cells that support neurons by performing a variety of "housekeeping" functions in the brain. |
| | glucose | A simple sugar that the brain uses as its major source of energy. |
| | glutamate | The most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. |
| Special Thanks:
Addiction Studies Program - Wake Forest University School of Medicine
False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain by David Friedman, PhD, and Sue Rusche, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999. [www.addictionstudies.org]
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