Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter in the function of the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract in both non-vertebrates and vertebrates. Serotonin is involved in the ...

In our day-to-day lives, we're constantly making a slew of decisions, from immediate matters to prospects on the far horizon. But the evolutionary nuts-and-bolts of how our brains weigh these numerous ...

A better understanding of how a key chemical messenger acts in the brain could lead to a radical shift in psychiatric care, according to a new research paper. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter which ...

Years before someone with Parkinson's disease has any movement-related symptoms, slight malfunctions of the brain's serotonin system could be an early warning sign that the roots of PD are taking hold ...

Serotonin's suspected involvement in emotions such as anxiety and depression in behavioural and neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as in many physiological processes, has been suggested by indirect ...

Women and men appear to respond differently to the same biochemical manipulation. Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental disorders, and it is also one of the most studied. A new ...

In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report evidence of lower levels of the serotonin transporter—a natural brain ...

Years before someone with Parkinson's disease has any movement-related symptoms, slight malfunctions of the brain's serotonin system could be an early warning sign that the roots of PD are taking hold ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has provided the ...