An investigation into serotonergic and environmental interventions against depression in a simulated delayed reward paradigm
bioRxiv Preprint Server April 4, 2019 Bernd Porr, Alex Trew, Alice Miller 1 citation preprint
The disruption of the serotonergic (5HT) system has been implicated in causing major depression and the standard view is that a lack of serotonin is to blame for the resulting symptoms. Consequently, pharmacological interventions aim to increase serotonin concentration in its target areas or stimulating excitatory 5HT receptors. A standard approach is to use serotonin reuptake inhibitors...