# Philippe Ascher 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]] - French neurophysiologist; co-author of the 1984 discovery that Mg²⁺ gates glutamate-activated channels (Nowak et al., *Nature* 307:462) and of the 1987 finding that glycine potentiates NMDA responses (Johnson & Ascher, *Nature* 325:529). - Affiliation and career 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).