Comment · Sun, March 17, 2013 · Ceretropic
Can we have a post for the beginners for understanding NMDA nootropic action?
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[deleted] · 21 points
I'm new. AMPA receptors make a lot more sense than NMDA receptors when it comes to enhanced cognition, but they both seem crucial.
With NMDA receptors. Antagonists, agonists, and modulators all seem to have a complex role that I don't understand when it comes to cognition enhancement.
For instance Ketamine and PCP are an antagonistic yet so is Memantine and huperzine-A . Some cause Olney's Lesions and others are for Alzheimers.
Is there a NMDA explanation that is more straightforward out there?
Can somebody lay out NMDA for those in the dark like me?
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[deleted] · 1 points
Why the dopamine?
Suppose for the sake of conversation dopamine is important here. How about taking this drug here for this purpose:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UWA-101
Thoughts?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Dopamine is needed for the whole CREP process to occur.
I've never heard of UWA-101. It looks very interesting! It also bolsters my case for MDMA toxicity being caused by metabolites, since it has a much higher dopamine affinity, yet lower toxicity.