Oxytocinergic modulation of threat-specific amygdala sensitization in humans is critically mediated by serotonergic mechanisms
Congcong Liu, Chunmei Lan, Keshuang Li, Feng Zhou, Shuxia Yao, Lei Xu, Ning Yang, Xinqi Zhou, Jiaxin Yang, Xue Yong, Yina Ma, Dirk Scheele, Keith Maurice Kendrick, Benjamin Becker
This study investigates how oxytocin modulates threat-specific amygdala reactivity in humans and finds that serotonergic mechanisms are critical for this effect.
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · Apr 21, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience