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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays multiple roles in the central nervous system, as well as in other organ systems, such as the gut, throughout the body,” explains Chris Winter, M.D ...

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 ...

Dopamine; Serotonin; Endorphins; Oxytocin; Dopamine is a neurotransmitter and hormone that works with your brain’s reward system and sends messages between your brain and body, Cleveland Clinic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Serotonin—depicted here in a polarised light micrograph—acts both as a neurotransmitter within the central nervous system, as well as a hormone throughout the body.