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New Sensor Could Detect Real-Time Changes in Brain Serotonin Levels During Sleep, Fear Written by AZoSensorsDec 24 2020 Serotonin is a neurochemical that plays a critical role in the way the brain controls our thoughts and feelings. For example, many antidepressants are designed to alter serotonin signals sent between neurons. In an article in Cell, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein...

AI-Based Sensor may Help Detect Serotonin Levels During Sleep, Fear Written by AZoRoboticsDec 24 2020 Serotonin is a neurochemical that plays a critical role in the way the brain controls our thoughts and feelings. For example, many antidepressants are designed to alter serotonin signals sent between neurons. In an article in Cell, National Institutes of Health-funded researchers described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new resear...

 E-Mail IMAGE: NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded scientists used artificial intelligence to help redesign a nutrient grabbing, Venus flytrap-shaped bacterial protein into a highly sensitive serotonin sensor. Here the sensor captured for the first... view more  Credit: Courtesy of Tian lab. University of California Davis School of Medicine. Serotonin is a neurochemical that plays a critical role in the way the brain controls our thoughts and feelings. For example, many antidepressants are desi...