The complex bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain is finely
orchestrated by different systems, including the endocrine, immune, autonomic, and enteric …

Pathological fear and anxiety are highly debilitating and, despite considerable advances in
psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy they remain insufficiently treated in many patients with …

Depression is a multifaceted psychiatric disorder mainly orchestrated by dysfunction of
neuroendocrine, neurochemical, immune, and metabolic systems. The interconnection of …

This review describes the latest developments in our understanding of how the serotonergic
system modulates Pavlovian fear conditioning, fear expression and fear extinction. These …

Cholecystokinin (CCK)-and parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons constitute the two major
populations of perisomatic GABAergic neurons in the cortex and the hippocampus. As CCK …

Abstract Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is found to be involved in many
physiological or pathophysiological processes including cognitive function. Seven distinct …

It has been known for several decades that serotonergic neurotransmission is a key
regulator of cognitive function, mood, and sleep. Yet with the relatively recent discoveries of …

Since its theoretical inception, psychopathy has been considered by philosophers,
clinicians, theorists, and empirical researchers to be substantially and critically explained by …

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino acid neuropeptide that is involved in
stress-related physiology and behavior, including control of the hypothalamic-pituitary …

Drugs acting through 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin or 5-HT) systems modulate memory
and its alterations, although the mechanisms involved are poorly understood. 5-HT drugs …