Kresimir Krnjevic (1927-2021) and GABAergic inhibition: a lifetime dedication.

ABSTRACT

After over seven decades of neuroscience research, it is now well established that γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. In this paper dedicated to Kresimir Krnjevic (1927-2021), a pioneer and leader in neuroscience, we briefly highlight the fundamental contributions he made in identifying GABA as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and our personal interactions with him. Of note, between 1972 and 1978 Dr. Krnjevic was a highly reputed Chief Editor of the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology.