Serotonin system's hidden complexity may reshape understanding of day-to-day decision making. Story by David McFadden • 50m. O ur lives are filled with binary decisions—choices between one of ...

We report analyses from a study of gene–environment interaction in adolescent depression. The sample was selected from 1990 adolescents aged 10–20 years: those with depression symptoms in the ...

Feb. 23, 2023 — A new study explores the interplay between the serotonin system and estradiol in the brain, showing that the central nervous system in patients with premenstrual dysphoric ...

Dopamine is the brain’s way of patting us on the back for a job well done when we score a goal, get an ‘A’, or cross the ...

Now, in a study published in Science Signaling, a team of scientists revealed how one molecule produced in the gut, the neurotransmitter serotonin, activates a subset of T cells and dampens the immune ...

A University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine-led study published in Nature Neuroscience sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious ...

In the latest episode of OIST's podcast featuring researchers from the OIST Global Bioconvergence Center of Innovation, a center dedicated to promoting mental, physical, and environmental health based ...

While the serotonin system is certainly a key player in our mood, there are five important and popular misconceptions about how it works that are worth understanding. Myth #1: Serotonin is only ...

Your body makes serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), to help your brain cells and other nervous system cells communicate with each other. This chemical plays many different roles in your body.