title: Prefrontal NMDA receptors and cognition: working 2B remembered.
abstract: Cortical neurons use glutamate as a primary neurotransmitter, yet the mechanism through which glutamate receptors regulate higher order cognitive functions is unclear. In this issue of Neuron, Wang et al. (2013) report a previously uncharacterized role for NMDA NR2B receptors in driving mnemonic-related activity of prefrontal neurons.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. floresco@psych.ubc.ca
authors: Stan B
authors: SB
authors: Floresco