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Rocío B Foltran¹, Mariano Soiza-Reilly^1,2

¹Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad de Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina.

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Summary

Serotonin (5-HT) deficiency impacts brain plasticity differently based on timing and duration. Chronic depletion may increase some markers but impair memory, while acute or developmental depletion reduces overall hippocampal plasticity.

Keywords:

BDNF adult neurogenesis learning and memory morphology physiology serotonin depletion

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychiatry

Background:

Serotonin (5-HT) is crucial for central nervous system functions and neuroplasticity, especially in the hippocampus.
The precise effects of serotonin deficiency on brain plasticity are not fully understood, hindering insights into psychiatric disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the impact of serotonin (5-HT) depletion on hippocampal plasticity.
To clarify the role of serotonin in the etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Main Methods:

Surveying findings from pharmacological and genetic models of serotonin (5-HT) depletion.
Focusing on molecular, cellular, and neural circuit changes in the hippocampus and associated phenotypes.

Main Results:

Chronic serotonin (5-HT) depletion can increase molecular plasticity markers, dendritic spines, and neurogenesis, but impair neural circuit plasticity and memory.
Acute and developmental serotonin (5-HT) depletion consistently reduce structural and functional hippocampal plasticity.
The effects of serotonin (5-HT) deficiency on plasticity are dependent on the timing, duration, and developmental stage of depletion.

Conclusions:

Serotonin (5-HT) deficiency has complex and varied effects on hippocampal plasticity.
Understanding these complexities is vital for interpreting how reduced serotonin levels contribute to psychiatric pathophysiology.