็How good is Germinated GABA rice for brain?

Germinated brown rice (GBR) is germinated by soakingin water and thenbe sprouting. GBR is rich with an abundant of nutrition.  GBR may be called as GABA rice because gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) level is high in GBR.  Furthermore, glutamic acid and glutamate decarboxylase, convertingglutamate to be GABA, are found in GBR [1].  The consumption ofGBR enriched with GABA can alleviate the depression and sleeplessness during the menopausal and presenile period [2].  The GABA can also enhancethe alpha wave and decrease the beta wave in the brain.  The consequences lead to increased relaxing effect and decreased anxiety and stress in volunteers [3], [4].  GABA can potentially protect the sleep disruption against caffein in mice [5].

 

[1] Khwanchai, P., Chinprahast, N., Pichyangkura, R., &Chaiwanichsiri, S. (2014). Gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid contents, and the GAD activity in germinated brown rice ( Oryza sativa L.): Effect of rice cultivars. Food Science and Biotechnology, 23(2), 373-379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-014-0052-1

[2] Okada, T., Sugishita, T., Murakami, T., Murai, H., Saikusa, T., Horino, T., Onoda, A., Kajimoto, O., Takahashi, R., & Takahashi, T. (2000). Effect of the defatted rice germ enriched with GABA for sleeplessness, depression, autonomic disorder by oral administration. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi = Journal of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology, 47(8), 596-603. https://doi.org/10.3136/nskkk.47.596

[3] Abdou, A. M., Higashiguchi, S., Horie, K., Kim, M., Hatta, H., &Yokogoshi, H. (2006). Relaxation and immunity enhancement effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) administration in humans. Biofactors, 26(3), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.5520260305

[4] Yoto, A., Murao, S., Motoki, M., Yokoyama, Y., Horie, N., Takeshima, K., Masuda, K., Kim, M., &Yokogoshi, H. (2012). Oral intake of γ-aminobutyric acid affects mood and activities of central nervous system during stressed condition induced by mental tasks. Amino Acids, 43(3), 1331-1337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-011-1206-6

[5] Mabunga, D. F. N., Gonzales, E. L. T., Kim, H. J., & Choung, S. Y. (2015). Treatment of GABA from Fermented Rice Germ Ameliorates Caffeine-Induced Sleep Disturbance in Mice. Biomolecules & therapeutics, 23(3), 268-274. https://doi.org/10.4062/biomolther.2015.022