# Houhui Xia Topic: [[Topics/Magnesium, NMDA Receptors and Learning/Magnesium, NMDA Receptors and Learning|Magnesium, NMDA Receptors and Learning]] · [[Topics/Magnesium, NMDA Receptors and Learning/Sources|Sources]] - Senior/corresponding author of Hou et al., *Mol Neurobiol* 2020, the second citation in the post: Mg²⁺ entering through NMDA receptors acts as a second messenger for CREB via p38 MAPK. First author: Hailong Hou. - Lab details not checked ❓. - Relevance: background to [[Users/@WilliamWallace/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - WilliamWallace on the Magnesium Block of NMDA Receptors (2026-10-25)|the @WilliamWallace post analysis]] (Oct 25, 2026).