Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008) 62, 451–462; doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602866; published online 8 August 2007 http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v62/n4/abs/1602866a.html
This study explored the direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain. Aspartame and its breakdown compounds may disturb the brain concentrations of catecholamines.