Ketamine can produce oscillatory dynamics by engaging mechanisms dependent on NMDA-receptor kinetics

Adam, E. et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024).

A computational model links ketamine’s actions at NMDA receptors to changes in cellular dynamics and brain rhythms observed across different dosing regimes.

REPORTED FINDINGS

01The model connects molecular kinetics with network-level oscillatory dynamics.

02It offers mechanistic hypotheses for altered arousal and therapeutic effects.

03The work demonstrates translation across molecular, cellular, and systems scales.

LIMITS / CAUTION

A mechanistic model can organize evidence and generate predictions but does not by itself establish the complete causal pathway in humans.