Medial prefrontal cortex serotonin dynamics in social and socio-cognitive processes
Marco Niello, Giada Pacinelli, Francesca Managò, Roman Walle, Harald Sitte, Francesco Papaleo · FENS Forum 2024
Neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders are a heterogeneous group of mental diseases affecting about 1-billion people worldwide. Common alterations are in the processing of social information, but dedicated pharmacological interventions are missing. Serotonin (5HT) is classically associated with the processing of social information. However, the role of 5HT dynamic, the related circuits and their pharmacological manipulation are still understudied. The serotonin transporter (SERT) re-uptakes 5HT after synaptic release and is widely expressed in the serotonergic terminals projecting t
ePoster · Neuroscience