serotonergic

adj. responding to, releasing, or otherwise involving serotonin. For example, a serotonergic neuron is one that employs serotonin as a neurotransmitter. In the brain, most serotonergic pathways originate in the raphe nucleus and project diffusely to other sites in the brain and to the spinal cord.

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Psychology term of the day

November 27th 2024

weight regulation

a process, governed by a complex array of neural mechanisms and structures (including the hypothalamus), in which the brain seeks an optimum balance between an organism’s food intake and energy expenditure after a certain body weight is achieved. A number of other factors, such as environmental stimuli, may influence the process as well.