Deciphering serotonin's role in neurodevelopment

• Main Author: Sharon M. Kolk (auth)
• Other Authors: Judith R. Homberg (auth), Dirk Schubert (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Maternal Depression; serotonin receptor; Raphe Nuclei; Serotonin; neurodevelopment; serotonin transporter; sensory system; placental serotonin; autism; Prefrontal Cortex; cortical integrity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One of the most challenging questions in neurobiology to tackle is how the serotonergic system steers neurodevelopment. With the increase in serotonergic anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs, serotonin was thought to signal adversity or to serve as an emotional signal. However, a vast amount of liter...