Brain, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroscience, Psychedelics.
associated with mood disturbances. What is the link between psychedelics and BDNF? Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist and an AMPA receptor stimulator. AMPA stimulation results in BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor). BDNF stimulates the formation of new receptors and synapses (vital