Publicação
The role of serotonin in behavior
| datacite.subject.fos | Neuroscience | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mainen, Zachary | |
| dc.contributor.author | Correia, Patrícia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-17T15:04:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-17T15:04:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11-27 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2015-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a major neuromodulator linked to a disparate set of brain functions and disorders including depression and anxiety, but its fundamental roles in behavior remain a mystery. Three main theories for 5-HT function attempt to unravel how this complex neuromodulator acts in the brain: 1) behavioral inhibition, 2) sensorimotor hypothesis and 3) reward action. The vast literature in the 5-HT field is hard to reconcile and presents ambiguous results, due in part to the limitations of traditional pharmacological and physiological methods.(...) | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/20495 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | SFRH/BD/332774/2007 | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.title | The role of serotonin in behavior | pt_PT |
| dc.title.alternative | Shining light on the maestro of the brain | pt_PT |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | doctoralThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biology/Neuroscience | pt_PT |