Psychedelics

DE Nichols - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - ASPET
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter
perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally …

Fifty years on: Serotonin and depression

S Jauhar, PJ Cowen… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
It has been over 50 years since the original serotonin hypothesis was proposed by the
British Psychiatrist Alec Coppen. Recently, some authors have questioned the validity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell activity and network properties of dorsal raphe nucleus serotonin neurons during emotionally salient behaviors

GE Paquelet, K Carrion, CO Lacefield, P Zhou, R Hen… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The serotonin system modulates a wide variety of emotional behaviors and states, including
reward processing, anxiety, and social interaction. To reveal the underlying patterns of …

[HTML][HTML] Anatomically defined and functionally distinct dorsal raphe serotonin sub-systems

J Ren, D Friedmann, J Xiong, CD Liu, BR Ferguson… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The dorsal raphe (DR) constitutes a major serotonergic input to the forebrain and modulates
diverse functions and brain states, including mood, anxiety, and sensory and motor …

A high-resolution in vivo atlas of the human brain's serotonin system

V Beliveau, M Ganz, L Feng, B Ozenne… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) system modulates many important brain
functions and is critically involved in many neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we present a …

[HTML][HTML] The serotonergic raphe promote sleep in zebrafish and mice

G Oikonomou, M Altermatt, R Zhang, GM Coughlin… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The role of serotonin (5-HT) in sleep is controversial: early studies suggested a sleep-
promoting role, but eventually the paradigm shifted toward a wake-promoting function for the …

[HTML][HTML] Presynaptic partners of dorsal raphe serotonergic and GABAergic neurons

B Weissbourd, J Ren, KE DeLoach, CJ Guenthner… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The serotonin system powerfully modulates physiology and behavior in health and disease,
yet the circuit mechanisms underlying serotonin neuron activity are poorly understood. The …

Modulating the neuromodulators: dopamine, serotonin, and the endocannabinoid system

KZ Peters, JF Cheer, R Tonini - Trends in neurosciences, 2021 - cell.com
Dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), and endocannabinoids (ECs) are
key neuromodulators involved in many aspects of motivated behavior, including reward …

Multiple receptors contribute to the behavioral effects of indoleamine hallucinogens

AL Halberstadt, MA Geyer - Neuropharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Serotonergic hallucinogens produce profound changes in perception, mood, and cognition.
These drugs include phenylalkylamines such as mescaline and 2, 5-dimethoxy-4 …

Drugs as instruments: a new framework for non-addictive psychoactive drug use

CP Müller, G Schumann - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2011 - cambridge.org
Most people who are regular consumers of psychoactive drugs are not drug addicts, nor will
they ever become addicts. In neurobiological theories, non-addictive drug consumption is …