Ventral medial prefrontal cortex inactivation impairs impulse control but does not affect delay-discounting in rats

M Feja, M Koch - Behavioural brain research, 2014 - Elsevier
Maladaptive levels of impulsivity are found in several neuropsychiatric disorders, such as
ADHD, addiction, aggression and schizophrenia. Intolerance to delay-of-gratification, or …

The effects of tryptophan depletion on cognitive and affective processing in healthy volunteers

F Murphy, K Smith, P Cowen, T Robbins… - …, 2002 - Springer
Rationale. Cognitive impairment is a common feature of depressive illness. While
accumulating evidence suggests that brain serotonin (5-HT) pathways play an important role …

Specific abnormalities in serotonin release in the prefrontal cortex of isolation-reared rats measured during behavioural performance of a task assessing visuospatial …

J Dalley, D Theobald, E Pereira, P Li, T Robbins - Psychopharmacology, 2002 - Springer
Rationale. Rats reared in social isolation exhibit hyperactivity and specific attentional
disturbances in later adult life. These behavioural abnormalities may be relevant to …

Lu AE58054, a 5-HT6 antagonist, reverses cognitive impairment induced by subchronic phencyclidine in a novel object recognition test in rats

J Arnt, B Bang-Andersen, B Grayson… - International Journal …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The in-vitro potency and selectivity, in-vivo binding affinity and effect of the 5-HT6R
antagonist Lu AE58054 ([2-(6-fluoro-1 H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-[3-(2, 2, 3, 3-tetrafluoropropoxy) …

Mice over-expressing the 5-HT1A receptor in cortex and dentate gyrus display exaggerated locomotor and hypothermic response to 8-OH-DPAT

B Bert, H Fink, H Hörtnagl, RW Veh, B Davies… - Behavioural brain …, 2006 - Elsevier
The serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor is one of the best described receptor subtypes of the
serotonergic system. Due to the complex distribution pattern, the pre-and postsynaptic …

Blockade of 5-HT1A receptors by (±)-pindolol potentiates cortical 5-HT outflow, but not antidepressant-like activity of paroxetine: microdialysis and behavioral …

JP Guilloux, DJP David, BP Guiard, F Chenu… - …, 2006 - nature.com
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors like paroxetine (Prx) often requires 4–6 weeks to
achieve clinical benefits in depressed patients. Pindolol shortens this delay and it has been …

Signal transduction and functional selectivity of F15599, a preferential post‐synaptic 5‐HT1A receptor agonist

A Newman‐Tancredi, JC Martel… - British journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: Activation of post‐synaptic 5‐HT1A receptors may provide
enhanced therapy against depression. We describe the signal transduction profile of …

5-HT6 receptor antagonists enhance retention of a water maze task in the rat

D Rogers, J Hagan - Psychopharmacology, 2001 - Springer
Rationale: 5-HT 6 receptors are predominantly located in the brain and may be involved in
cognitive processes. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of two potent and …

Vortioxetine, but not escitalopram or duloxetine, reverses memory impairment induced by central 5-HT depletion in rats: evidence for direct 5-HT receptor modulation

JB Jensen, KG du Jardin, D Song, D Budac… - European …, 2014 - Elsevier
Depressed patients suffer from cognitive dysfunction, including memory deficits. Acute
serotonin (5-HT) depletion impairs memory and mood in vulnerable patients. The …

Serotonin modulation of cortical neurons and networks

P Celada, MV Puig, F Artigas - Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The serotonergic pathways originating in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei (DR and MnR,
respectively) are critically involved in cortical function. Serotonin (5-HT), acting on …