Ginkgo, green tea, ginseng, and bacopa have interesting properties ...
In vitro Effect of Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb 761) on the Activity of Presynaptic Cholinergic Nerve Terminals in Rat Hippocampus
http://www.karger.co...Abstract/106599
Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761®) influences monoaminergic neurotransmission via inhibition of NE uptake, but not MAO activity after chronic treatment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661809000619
Effects of an extract of Ginkgo Biloba on noradrenergic systems of rat cerebral cortex
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0031698985901122
The Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761® and its main constituent flavonoids and ginkgolides increase extracellular dopamine levels in the rat prefrontal cortex
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661809000619
Effects of green tea polyphenols on dopamine uptake and on MPP+ -induced dopamine neuron injury.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/12495785
The effect of panax ginseng on norepinephrine levels of whole brain and hypothalamus during stress [lowers elevated levels, perhaps also heightens suppressed levels]
http://www.ijp-onlin...acharyya;type=0
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Neuroprotective potential of Bacoside A against dopamine receptor dysfunction in the cerebral cortex
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/23975094
Bacopa Monniera: anti-dopaminergic effect in frontal cortex [P.S. improves male performance, but it isn't all good: causes lethargy in the healthy, blunts effects of cannabis and alcohol]
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/24497742
Glutamate ...
Epigallocatechin gallate, the most active polyphenolic catechin in green tea, presynaptically facilitates Ca2+-dependent glutamate release via activation of protein kinase C in rat cerebral cortex.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/17663453
Epicatechin gallate increases glutamate uptake
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18066651
Epicatechin up-regulates GluR2 in cortical neurons
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17298385
Ginseng derivative ocotillol enhances neuronal activity through increased glutamate release: a possible mechanism underlying increased spontaneous locomotor activity of mice
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864652
Ginkgo extract EGb761 confers neuroprotection by reduction of glutamate release in ischemic brain
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22365091
Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract inhibits glutamate-induced cell death through inhibition of calcium signals and nitric oxide formation
www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/12/78
Antagonistic effects of extract from leaves of ginkgo biloba on glutamate neurotoxicity
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/10072919
Extract of Ginkgo biloba induces glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18167050
Effects of gingko biloba extract on glutamate-induced [Ca2+]i changes in cultured cortical astrocytes after hypoxia/reoxygenation, H2O2 or L-glutamate injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/15952591
Curcumin inhibits glutamate release in nerve terminals from rat prefrontal cortex: possible relevance to its antidepressant mechanism
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/21741425
Curcumin inhibits glutamate release from rat prefrontal nerve endings by affecting vesicle mobilization
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/22942754
GABA helps regulate glutamate ...
Bacopa Increases GABA Receptor Functionality in the Hippocampus
http://www.wellnessr..._functionality/
GABA receptor density in the cerebral cortex: effect of Bacoside-A
http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3306740/
GABA receptor functional regulation in the hippocampus of epileptic rats: effect of Bacopa monnieri
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/20821261
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Zinc Inhibits Miniature GABAergic Currents by Allosteric Modulation of GABAA Receptor Gating
http://www.jneurosci...3/8618.full.pdf
Zinc-mediated inhibition of GABA(A) receptors: discrete binding sites underlie subtype specificity
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/12640458
Magnesium-induced anxiolytic-like effects involve benzodiazepine/GABA(A) receptors
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/18799816
Ionic Glutamate Modulators in Depression (Zinc, Magnesium)
http://link.springer...3-0346-0241-9_2
Magnesium attenuates regional cerebral edema following brain injury: roles of glutamate release inhibitor and sodium channel blocker
http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/7830074
NMDA/glutamate mechanism of magnesium-induced anxiolytic-like effect
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19066411
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Magnolol of Lemon Balm enhances pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors and increases GABA(A) alpha receptor subunit density
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/19165750
Anxiolytic-like effects of 4-O-methylhonokiol of Lemon Balm via enhancement of GABAergic transmission and chloride influx
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/21501091
The NMDA receptor may have some relevance to glutamate/GABA, and exercise contributes to balanced NMDARs ...
Effects of exercise on NMDA receptor subunit contributions to bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the mouse dentate gyrus
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/17879376
Effect of exercise training on long-term potentiation and NMDA receptor channels in rats with cerebral infarction
http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3829711/
Treadmill exercise enhances NMDA receptor expression in mice
http://www.e-jer.org...mber=2013600095
Edited by gamesguru, 11 August 2015 - 02:39 PM.