New research sheds light on how ketamine affects the brain by targeting a specific NMDA receptor subtype, GluN1-2B-2D.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Hiro Furukawa and postdoc Hyunook Kang prove the existence of a mysterious brain receptor known as GluN1- 2B -2D.

Ketamine has received a Hollywood makeover. It used to be known as a rave drug (street name special K) and cat anesthetic. However, in recent years, some doctors have prescribed ketamine to treat ...