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4 posted on 05/08/2026 1:10:00 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Some of those devices are acoustic detection and direction-finding devices used for air defense against bomber formations before RADAR was developed.


7 posted on 05/08/2026 1:15:12 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Red:

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid, γ-aminobutyric acid) is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the developmentally mature mammalian central nervous system. Its principal role is reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system.

BRAVE Search summarizer responded to the question of "would GABA reduce seretonin?"

Yes, GABA generally reduces serotonin activity. GABA acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter that physically surrounds and connects to serotonin-producing neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus, effectively acting as a "volume dial" that quiets serotonin neurons and reduces their firing rate when GABA activity increases.

This interaction is complex and depends on receptor types:

GABA-B receptors reduce the release of glutamate onto serotonin neurons, which dampens serotonin activity.

GABA-A receptors can increase glutamate release onto serotonin neurons, which may stimulate serotonin activity, though the net effect typically leans toward inhibition or modulation rather than direct enhancement.

Additionally, serotonin itself modulates GABA, creating a bidirectional relationship where serotonin can suppress GABAergic inhibition in certain brain regions, but GABA’s primary direct influence on serotonin neurons is inhibitory. AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts.


Can GABAKines quiet Tinneatus?

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snip..."The data for a role of GABA in tinnitus is strong. Multiple sources of information converge on GABA (Table 1). Neurochemical changes and anatomical and physiological localization to GABA synapses in tinnitus have historically provided good reason to hypothesize that augmentation of GABAergic inhibition will help to ameliorate symptoms. Such data continue to accumulate. However, the pharmacological data with GABAkines are not overwhelming convincing from the limited controlled clinical trial"


Can't say if it works, but you can buy GABA OTC online.
12 posted on 05/08/2026 1:29:38 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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I run the ceiling fan at night it seams to cancel out the noise and help sleeping


25 posted on 05/08/2026 2:31:24 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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