PLOS BiologyOct 2, 2024
We know about #serotonergic signaling in neurons, but what does it do in #GlialCells? This study shows that glial serotonergic signaling is important for experience-dependent #synapse elimination & targeting during #Drosophila development #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3zJnDrG
Experience-dependent serotonergic signaling in glia regulates targeted synapse elimination

Neuronal serotonergic signaling is involved in many brain functions, but we know little about its function in glial cells. This study shows that glial serotonergic signaling is important for experience-dependent synapse elimination and targeting during development in Drosophila.

CellBioNewsApr 27, 2023

#Brain circuits for #locomotion #evolved long before appendages and skeletons, finds new study.

#Serotonergic #neurons #A_cluster #Gastropod

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-brain-circuits-locomotion-evolved-appendages.html

Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons, finds new study

Hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of animals with segmented bodies, jointed skeletons or appendages, soft-bodied invertebrates like sea slugs ruled the seas. A new study finds parallels between the brain architecture that drives locomotion in sea slugs and that of more complex segmented creatures with jointed skeletons and appendages.

Phys.org
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Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30755-1

#ketamine #serotonergic