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Rochelle M. Hines

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Behavioral arrest and a characteristic slow waveform are hallmark responses to selective 5-HT2A receptor activation

Scientific Reports January 21, 2021 April Contreras, Matthew Khumnark, Rochelle M. Hines et al.

Perception, emotion, and mood are powerfully modulated by serotonin receptor (5-HTR) agonists including hallucinogens. The 5-HT2AR subtype has been shown to be central to hallucinogen action, yet the precise mechanisms mediating the response to 5-HT2AR activation remain unclear. Hallucinogens induce the head twitch response (HTR) in rodents, which is the most commonly used behavioral readout of...