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TrkB (BDNF Receptor)

TrkB
Receptor Cns

What BDNF binds. It is the main receptor behind the claim that a nootropic peptide improves learning or protects neurons: almost all of them are described as raising BDNF, which means acting here.

Relationships

2 connections

TrkB (BDNF Receptor) agonist of

BDNF Signalling

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor acting at TrkB. The growth signal behind new synapses and behind the kind of memory that needs sleep to form. It is suppressed by sustained cortisol and by lost deep sleep, which is how a compound with no direct action in the brain still reaches memory.

TrkB (BDNF Receptor) expressed in

Limbic System

The emotional core of the brain, and androgen-receptor rich. This is where mood, threat response and aggression are set, and where steroid mental effects are thought to land.

Beyond this page

TrkB (BDNF Receptor) also connects to 6 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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