Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is one of the main carriers of nerve impulses in the human body, and is involved in the transmission of inhibitory signals through nerves to the brain.
Most neurons in the brain have GABA receptors on their membranes. Small amounts of this amino acid are found in some foods: brown rice, barley, corn, beans, spinach, potatoes, fermented foods.
The other part of the gamma-amino butyric acid needed by the body is synthesized in the body itself from the amino acid glutamine, which is obtained from protein foods.
