ABD	agonist-binding domain
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AMPAR	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
Aβ	amyloid-β
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CaMKII	camodulin kinase II
cAMP	3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate
cGMP	3′,5′-guanosine monophosphate
CNS	central nervous system
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CTD	carboxyl C-terminal domain
DYRK1A	dual-specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1
EAAT	excitatory amino acid transporter
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2
FENM	fluoroethylnormemantine
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
HD	Huntington’s disease
HEK-293	human embryonic kidney 293 cells
L-Dopa	L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
LTD	long-term depression
LTP	long-term potentiation
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
NMDAR	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
PCP	phencycline
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PET	positron emission tomography
PKA	protein kinase A
PSD-95	post-synaptic density protein 95
PTSD	post-traumatic stress disorder
RCPG	G protein-coupled receptor
SANT	sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter
tPA	tissue-type plasminogen activator