Serotonin

Serotonin is one of several chemical messengers in the brain, or neurotransmitters, which help brain cells communicate with one another. Among many other functions, serotonin is involved in regulating mood. Problems with making or using the right amount of serotonin have been linked to many mental disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, autism, and schizophrenia.
What is Serotonin?

Serotonin is an example of a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that is passed between nerve cells. When a nerve impulse reaches the axon at the end of a nerve, neurotransmitters are released which cross an area called the synapse to be received by a specific receptor on the end of a target nerve. Once received by the target nerve, the neurotransmitter may either excite that nerve to fire its own signal or prevent it from firing the signal.

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New analysis shows stopping antidepressants rarely leads to severe symptoms

New analysis shows stopping antidepressants rarely leads to severe symptoms

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Psilocybin may have potential to revolutionize anti-aging therapies

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Could serotonin supplements become the next hair loss treatment?

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Developmental timing shapes fluoxetine’s effects on brain energy and mood behavior

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Do spicy foods help or hurt your gut health?

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Methylene blue emerges as an adjunct in septic shock

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Can saffron treat Alzheimer’s and depression?

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Do omega-3 supplements boost athletic performance?

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New pretreatment method boosts islet transplant survival in diabetes

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Men lose more weight than women on the keto diet, new study reveals why

Can a Japanese diet help with depression? Large study says yes

Can a Japanese diet help with depression? Large study says yes

Estrogen-responsive cells found to heighten gut pain in females

Estrogen-responsive cells found to heighten gut pain in females

Chronic hyponatremia causes anxiety-like behaviors by disrupting brain chemistry

Chronic hyponatremia causes anxiety-like behaviors by disrupting brain chemistry

Psilocybin rewires the brain for weeks, study finds

Psilocybin rewires the brain for weeks, study finds

Discovery of novel gene candidate sheds light on autism mechanisms

Discovery of novel gene candidate sheds light on autism mechanisms

Study illuminates a general principle of neural processing in the brain’s serotonin system

Study illuminates a general principle of neural processing in the brain’s serotonin system

Single psychedelic dose boosts long-term cognitive flexibility in mice

Single psychedelic dose boosts long-term cognitive flexibility in mice

Gut imbalances in autism linked to brain and behavior changes

Gut imbalances in autism linked to brain and behavior changes

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Can gut microbes help prevent Alzheimer’s?

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Can psychedelics break compulsive eating habits in obesity?

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