Reward contributions to serotonergic functions

Z Liu, R Lin, M Luo - Annual review of neuroscience, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The brain serotonin systems participate in numerous aspects of reward processing, although
it remains elusive how exactly serotonin signals regulate neural computation and reward …

Serotonergic neurons signal reward and punishment on multiple timescales

JY Cohen, MW Amoroso, N Uchida - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Serotonin's function in the brain is unclear. One challenge in testing the numerous
hypotheses about serotonin's function has been observing the activity of identified …

[HTML][HTML] Optogenetic activation of dorsal raphe serotonin neurons enhances patience for future rewards

KW Miyazaki, K Miyazaki, KF Tanaka, A Yamanaka… - Current Biology, 2014 - cell.com
Serotonin is a neuromodulator that is involved extensively in behavioral, affective, and
cognitive functions in the brain. Previous recording studies of the midbrain dorsal raphe …

Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus encode reward signals

Y Li, W Zhong, D Wang, Q Feng, Z Liu, J Zhou… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) is involved in organizing reward-related behaviours;
however, it remains unclear how genetically defined neurons in the DRN of a freely …

An update on the role of serotonin and its interplay with dopamine for reward

AG Fischer, M Ullsperger - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The specific role of serotonin and its interplay with dopamine (DA) in adaptive, reward
guided behavior as well as drug dependance, still remains elusive. Recently, novel methods …

Learning and stress shape the reward response patterns of serotonin neurons

W Zhong, Y Li, Q Feng, M Luo - Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The ability to predict reward promotes animal survival. Both dopamine neurons in the ventral
tegmental area and serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) participate in …

Transient firing of dorsal raphe neurons encodes diverse and specific sensory, motor, and reward events

SP Ranade, ZF Mainen - Journal of neurophysiology, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) is known to influence a wide range of behaviors and
physiological processes, but relatively little is known about events that trigger 5-HT release …

Serotonin in affective control

P Dayan, QJM Huys - Annual review of neuroscience, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Serotonin is a neuromodulator that is extensively entangled in fundamental aspects of brain
function and behavior. We present a computational view of its involvement in the control of …

Activation of dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons promotes waiting but is not reinforcing

MS Fonseca, M Murakami, ZF Mainen - Current Biology, 2015 - cell.com
Background The central neuromodulator serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in a wide
range of behaviors and affective disorders, but the principles underlying its function remain …

Reward processing by the dorsal raphe nucleus: 5-HT and beyond

M Luo, J Zhou, Z Liu - Learning & Memory, 2015 - learnmem.cshlp.org
The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) represents one of the most sensitive reward sites in the
brain. However, the exact relationship between DRN neuronal activity and reward signaling …