There's an amino acid that determines where you look
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Last Update: 2015-07-24
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Author: User
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An amino acid in the brain plays a role in eye location, a Japanese study has found According to Kyodo News Agency reported on the 16th, when the human eye looks at an object, the brain nerve cells will send out instructions to drive the eye movement through muscle contraction The joint research team of the Institute of physiology of the Japanese Natural Science Research Institute and the University of Gunma immediately secreted a large amount of 4-aminobutyric acid by applying electrical stimulation to the brain nerve cells of the experimental rats, which is equivalent to seeing objects If the action of 4-aminobutyric acid is blocked, the command of nerve cells is difficult to be inhibited, and the eyeballs of experimental rats are constantly moving The researchers concluded that 4-aminobutyric acid acts as a "brake" in eye movement (Xinhua News Agency)
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