New study examines how serotonin leads to functional brain activity
A new study examines the effects of drugs that activate serotonin receptors on humans with cognitive deficiencies and mood disorders.
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A new study examines the effects of drugs that activate serotonin receptors on humans with cognitive deficiencies and mood disorders.
A new study examines the effects of drugs that activate serotonin receptors on humans with cognitive deficiencies and mood disorders.
Cognitive deficits accompany mood disorders and other psychiatric conditions, often with debilitating effects.
Cognitive deficits accompany mood disorders and other psychiatric conditions, often with debilitating effects. Limited treatments currently exist, but studies in animals and humans have pointed to drugs such as the laxative prucalopride that activate serotonin receptors as a potential therapeutic for the symptoms. It has remained unclear, however, how the medication affects resting brain activity.
For patients with mental illness, cognitive impairment appears to improve with the constipation drug prucalopride. The drug boosts recall as well as activity in related brain areas, new research shows.