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| This glossary comes from False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain, by David Friedman, PhD, and Sue Rusche, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999. A
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| G GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) The major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. Gene Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies.
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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.
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