AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Glutamate plays a major role in shaping learning and memory. Glutamate needs to be present at the right concentrations in the right places at the right time. Too much glutamate in your brain, in the wrong place, in too high of a concentration and for too long can cause brain cell damage or death.

Detailed explanation-2: -The neurotransmitters implicated in migraine pathogenesis include: serotonin, dopamine and glutamate. An alteration in the balance of any of these neurological systems may lead to a higher susceptibility to migraine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traumatic stress can elevate glutamate to abnormally high levels. Many mood-altering substances disrupt the glutamate-GABA balance. Caffeine, the most widely used stimulant, increases glutamate activity at the expense of GABA. A brain injury or stroke causes glutamate to flood the injured area.

Detailed explanation-4: -Findings from both the animal and the human studies suggest a link between glutamate and migraine and further suggest that glutamate plays a key role in migraine mechanisms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glutamate. This is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter of your nervous system. It’s the most abundant neurotransmitter in your brain.