Serotonin improves behavioral contrast sensitivity of freely moving rats.

Serotonin (5-HT) is a neuromodulator secreted from serotonergic neurons located in the pons and upper brain stem in a behavioral context-dependent manner. The serotonergic axon terminals innervate almost the whole brain, causing modulatory actions on various brain functions including vision. Our pre...

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Main Authors: Akinori Y Sato, Keisuke Tsunoda, Ryo Mizuyama, Satoshi Shimegi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230367