Hyperexcitability of female serotonin neurons underlies sex-specific anxiety responses
Lucia Pizzoccaro, Suzanne van der Veldt, Fiona Henderson, Anne-Sophie Simard, Félix Perreault, Justine Fortin‐Houde, Elsa Lalot, Guillaume Ducharme, Bénédicte Amilhon
This study identifies a hyperexcitable serotonergic pathway from the median raphe region to the ventral hippocampus that drives sex-specific anxiety responses in mice.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience