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Organization of Midbrain Serotonin System
The serotonin system is the most frequently targeted neural system pharmacologically for treating psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety. Serotonin neurons of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei (DR, MR) collectively innervate the entire forebrain and midbrain, modulating diverse physiology and behaviour. By using viral-genetic methods, we found that DR serotonin system contains parallel sub-systems that differ in input and output connectivity, physiological response properties, and behavioural functions. To gain a fundamental understanding of the molecular heterogeneity of DR and MR, we used single-cell RNA - sequencing (scRNA-seq) to generate a comprehensive dataset comprising eleven transcriptomically distinct serotonin neuron clusters. We generated novel intersectional viral-genetic tools to access specific subpopulations. Whole-brain axonal projection mapping revealed that the molecular features of these distinct serotonin groups reflect their anatomical organization and provide tools for future exploration of the full projection map of molecularly defined serotonin groups. The molecular architecture of serotonin system lays the foundation for integrating anatomical, neurochemical, physiological, and behavioural functions.
PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF VIP NEURONS FROM THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS AND THEIR ROLE IN NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
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ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PLASTICITY OF THE SEROTONERGIC DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS
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DECIPHERING ASTROCYTIC INVOLVEMENT IN VALENCE PROCESSING WITHIN THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS (DRN)
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POSTMENOPAUSAL DEPRESSION DEPEND ON MICROGLIAL CASPASE-1–OVERACTIVATION LEADING TO 5-HT INHIBITION IN THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEI
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DORSAL RAPHE ASTROCYTES ORCHESTRATE SOCIAL BONDING
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COORDINATED NEURAL DYNAMICS IN THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS AND ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX DURING A COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY PARADIGM
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NEUROPEPTIDE ARCHITECTURE OF THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS AND ITS MODULATION BY HIGH-FAT DIET
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TOPOGRAPHICALLY STRUCTURED DORSAL RAPHE ACTIVITY COORDINATES FOREBRAIN DYNAMICS AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS
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ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (TDCS) PROMOTES ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECTS AND MODULATES SEROTONERGIC ACTIVITY BY ENGAGING THE PREFRONTAL–DORSAL RAPHE CIRCUIT IN MICE
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Interactions between the Edinger-Westphal and Dorsal Raphe Nuclei promote parental nesting
Noxious stimulus-responsive neurons in the ventral-ventrolateral periaqueductal gray and dorsal raphe nucleus
The role of MicroRNA-34a on Dorsal Raphe Nuclei neurotransmission in response to specific valence stimuli
Serotonergic and dopaminergic neurons in Dorsal Raphe Nucleus: from physiology to Parkinson’s Disease pathology
Acute and chronic treatment with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor agmatine stimulates serotonergic neurons in the rat dorsal raphe nucleus
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An alternative to treat depression-like behaviors: The effects of S-mecamylamine in the dorsal raphe nucleus
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Depressive and anxious phenotype correlates with functional changes in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex - dorsal raphe nucleus circuit in female mice with alpha-synucleinopathy
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Dorsal raphe nuclei/ventrolateral periaqueductal grey and cerebellar fastigial nucleus interactions modulate danger response during fear learning
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Involvement of dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) astrocytes in valence processing
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Mapping the projections of serotonergic dorsal raphe neurons in zebrafish
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Neuronal signature of cognitive flexibility in the prefrontal-dorsal raphe circuit
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Noxious stimulus-responsive neurons in the ventral periaqueductal gray and dorsal raphe nucleus
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Role of the serotonergic dorsal raphe nucleus in mediating the effects of developmental chronic stress in zebrafish
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Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus encode probability rather than value of future rewards
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Topographically organized sensory-motor activity of dorsal raphe and its forebrain innervations modulate resting-state and sensory-evoked forebrain activity and animal behavior
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Serotonergic activity in the dorsal raphe nucleus through the lens of unsupervised learning
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Serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe regulate visual attention
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Age-dependent dynamics in acute and chronic stress-induced FOSB/∆FOSB content in the extended amygdala, hypothalamic paraventricular, habenular, centrally-projecting Edinger-Westphal and dorsal raphe nuclei in male rats
Arginine vasopressin increases the excitatory synaptic drive and firing activity of developing serotonergic neurons in neonatal dorsal raphe nucleus
Characterization of a habenula-driven serotonergic recurrent inhibitory network in dorsal raphe nucleus
Constitutive 5-HT2C receptor knock-out facilitates fear extinction through altered activity of a dorsal raphe–bed nucleus of the stria terminalis pathway
Dorsal raphe modulates the ongoing activity, functional connectivity and sensory responses of zebrafish forebrain circuits
Early life chronic stress alters zebrafish dorsal raphe serotonergic neuron responses to subsequent stressor exposure
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