SEROTONERGIC ANXIETY IS A STRESS INTENSITY-DEPENDENT STATE MEDIATED BY DOPAMINERGIC SIGNALING
Zoltán Kristóf Varga, Jorun Van Mieghem, Lucía Jiménez-Fernández, Adam Ujhelyi, Florence Kermen
This study shows that stress intensity determines serotonergic involvement in anxiety, with higher stress leading to DRN-independent anxiety and dopaminergic modulation.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience