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Those that make you feel energized, excited, and stimulated, and help you focus, learn, and remember, are called excitatory neurotransmitters.

The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

The majority of brain cells are called excitatory because they ramp up the action of target cells.

PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

That said, it is part of the joy of popular science writing that it can lead one to the point of comprehending sentences such as: "These findings with MK-801 pretreatment suggested that LTP and/or LTD of the excitatory synapses received by the neurons of the VTA was induced in rats as a result of taking cocaine."

Pleasure by David Linden - review 2011

In later work, which got little attention in the West, Pavlov sought to prove that dogs are of four temperamental types, "strong excitatory," "lively," "calm imperturbable, or phlegmatic," and "weak inhibitory."

The Most Interesting Blog Comment I've Ever Read, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Glutamate accelerates brain activity—it is excitatory.

The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010

Chronic stress raises the level of the excitatory hormones, including norepinephrine and cortisol, which can wear your body down and lead to disease.

Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

Progesterone administration attenuates excitatory amino acid responses of cerebellar Purkinje cells.

T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010

There are two main families of neurotransmitters in the brain: the excitatory neurotransmitters like adrenaline and the calming neurotransmitters like GABA (gamma amino butyric acid).

Debbie Robins: Menopause Survival Guide: 7 TIPS to Keep Your Sanity Intact 2010

There are two main families of neurotransmitters in the brain: the excitatory neurotransmitters like adrenaline and the calming neurotransmitters like GABA (gamma amino butyric acid).

Debbie Robins: Menopause Survival Guide: 7 TIPS to Keep Your Sanity Intact 2010

Second, small partially digested food proteins, called peptides, from gluten and casein can act to disturb the normal neurotransmitter function in the brain, and third, they can act as “excitotoxins,” increasing glutamate an excitatory neurotransmitter and creating a chain reaction that overexcites, injures, inflames and ultimately kills brain cells.

The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009