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… tools in a simple model, scientists aim to learn how serotonin modulates behavior In popular experience the story of how serotonin modulates the brain might seem simple: pop an antidepressant, serotonin levels go up, mood improves. But neuroscientists … tools in a simple model, scientists aim to learn how serotonin modulates behavior Neuromodulators neuromodulation …

… to whole-brain scale in a simple animal, study reveals serotonin’s effects With full genetic control and visibility … MIT scientists map out chemical’s role in behavior Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to … animal model present a comprehensive accounting of how serotonin affects behavior from the scale of individual …

… through brain chemistry Studying neuromodulators such as serotonin and norepinephrine could help make them better … precision. They synthesize and “prescribe” neuromodulators—serotonin, dopamine, endocannabinoids, norepinephrine, … systems, for example we know which neurons release serotonin and understand basic pharmacology of many serotonin …

… phase of the behavior, HSN transfers the neurotransmitter serotonin to a fellow neuron, which re-releases it to … multiple timescales and show that neurons can ‘borrow’ serotonin from one another to control behavior,” the … a wide variety of neurotransmitter chemicals including serotonin, acetylcholine and numerous peptides. Its release …

… medicines target neuromodulatory brain chemicals, such as serotonin, that lie at the heart of the dynamics Flavell is … in humans, including neuromodulatory chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine. In all, the worm has more than100 … the scientists thoroughly mapped the worm’s six distinct serotonin receptors (humans have 14) across each neuron in …

… in the circuit Choi uncovered, neuromodulators such as serotonin and dopamine, which are also ubiquitous in humans, … has started to ingest and mash up its food. NSM releases serotonin , which finds its way to many of the neurons in worm’s brain that control locomotion. Upon sensing the serotonin, they hit the brakes.   In a more recent study in b …