Serotonin is a biochemical compound that contributes to a variety of important biological functions, including the regulation of mood and emotions. Certain brain cells make serotonin and release it ...

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that moves back and forth in the space (called the synapse) between two nerve cells, or neurons. When one neuron is ready to send a message to another, it ...

Let us put the final nail in the coffin of the neurotransmitter myth of big Pharma and the APA. The idea that psychiatric issues come from some quantitative soup of neurotransmitters in the synapses ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

BERLIN—A multicenter project to identify new targets for antidepressant therapy has been launched in Europe, the project's coordinator announced at the Human Genome Meeting here on Monday (April 5).

What am I looking at? This image is a 1.5-millimeter-thick horizontal slice through the brain of a mouse. It shows the neurons that produce serotonin in purple (1) and pyramidal neurons in green (2).

Linda Geddes reports that the long-term use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in people with depression and panic disorder actually decreases serotonin levels through an unknown ...