Brain protein critical to movement, memory, and learning deciphered at the Advanced Light Source

January 25, 2010

Brain protein

(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

The complete atomic-level architecture of the nervous system’s glutamate receptor protein has been fully mapped for the first time using Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Light Source.

This much-anticipated milestone could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases and a better understanding of how the nervous system controls movement, memory, and learning.

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