Serotonergic circuit architecture underlies sex dimorphism in anxiogenic states
Noorya Yasmin Ahmed, Yillcer Molina, Álvaro Ballesteros-Gonzalez, Alicia Juan, William Chin Kwan, Anna Nguyen, Candela Barettino, Inés Botía, Ilvana Ziko, Dhanisha J. Jhaveri, Isabel del Pino, Nathalie Dehorter
This study identifies sex-specific differences in serotonergic circuit connectivity and gene expression in the dorsal raphe nucleus, linking these differences to sex-dependent anxiety-like behaviors.
bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience