Glutamate is the most widely dispersed and utilized excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. As expected, the glutamatergic system's function and organization may be important for many brain functions including learning and memory, its role has come into question with regard to aspects of psychiatric disorders. Piggybacking off of the last flipgrid assignment, what we eat is and its impact on our brain, personality, and overall health is growing in magnitude. Exogenous monosodium glutamate or MSG is an ever present food additive. Effects of consuming glutamate in this form (exogenously) have not been greatly studied. Read through two papers 1 )On patho-physiology of MSG and 2)On excitation. Provide a writing of the following:
1) What are the reported benefits of MSG dietary consumption?
2) What are the negative effects reported of MSG dietary consumption?
3) What was your overall takeaway from these papers- good or bad? Why?