Posted on August 7, 2015 â. Worms and Intestinal Parasites: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. Intestinal parasites, commonly called intestinal worms or parasitic worms, are unicellular or multicellular organisms that infect the gastro-intestinal tract of both humans and other animals and live off their host.
Glutamate is a powerful excitatory neurotransmitter that is released by nerve cells in the brain. It is responsible for sending signals between nerve cells, and under normal conditions it plays an important role in learning and memory.
If you imagine that glutamate is the âgas pedalâ and GABA is the âbrakesâ of signal-sending in your nervous system, you can see why itâs definitely involved in the âfight or flightâ response.