Serotonergic pathway🧠
The serotonergic pathway is a part of the limbic system and involves an area in the midbrain called the dorsal raphe nucleus which contains neurons that produce the neurotransmitter serotonin, which then fans out to distant sites all over the cerebral cortex. Serotonin acts in different ways on different neurons, depending on each neuron’s function and the type of receptor that sits on its surface.
References
- Lustig, H., Robert. (2017). The Hacking of the American Mind The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains Chapter 2. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places (Location 437). New York, NY: Penguin Random House.
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