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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 …

… , C. elegans , gut-brain signaling , feeding states , serotonin Contact Info Office: 46-4243 Phone: 617-715-2605 … utilizes neuropeptides as well as biogenic amines like serotonin and dopamine. The nervous system of C. elegans is a … aims to expand our knowledge of how neuromodulators like serotonin organize the circuit-wide patterns of neuronal …

… 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 …

… looked for new binding sites for the neurotransmitter serotonin that could help minimize the side effects that come with long-term use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most common class … and facilitate the release of neurotransmitters like serotonin. It’s also essential for the fusion of synaptic …

… The GI tract is also the source of most of the body’s serotonin, which also play a role in appetite. Additionally, … how that worked,” Flavell says. The researchers knew that serotonin release was driving the slowdown, but they didn’t … To try to figure that out, they decided to study a type of serotonin-producing enteric neurons called …

… in the lab with graduate student Jungsoo Kim to study serotonin’s effect on the brain In 2013 Flavell had … a worm is eating, the neuron emits the neurotransmitter serotonin to signal to other neurons. In the new paper, he … about how neurotransmitters emanating from the gut, like serotonin, influence the brain to affect behavior, in both …

… that influence the brain, along with dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine. Unlike neurotransmitters, which …