Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that's partly responsible for feelings of happiness and for mood regulation in humans. This makes it a common target for antidepressants, which block serotonin from being reabsorbed by neurons after it has dispatched its signal, so more of it stays floating around the brain.
With the help of the new imaging technique, the therapeutic effect of anti-depressant can now be studies more intensively.
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http://news.mit.edu/2016/mapping-serotonin-dynamics-living-brain-1020
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Tuesday, 01 November 2016 15:15
Antidepressant research: Researchers map serotonin dynamics in the living brain Featured
Now MIT researchers have developed an imaging technique that, for the first time, enables three-dimensional mapping of serotonin as it's reabsorbed into neurons, across multiple regions of the living brain. This technique, the researchers say, gives an unprecedented view of serotonin dynamics, and could be a powerful tool for the research and development of antidepressants.
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