Nucleus accumbens serotonin 1A receptor expression is altered by female reproduction and regulates postpartum affective and caregiving behaviors
These results provide new insights into how 5-HT signaling in the NAcSh contributes to postpartum affective and caregiving behaviors and offer a mechanism through which serotonin-based pharmacotherapies may help improve maternal caregiving motivation in anxious, depressed, or chronically stressed mothers.
Authors
- Emma G. Ford
- Erika M. Vitale
- Michael Ahern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3605-0099)
- Joseph S. Lonstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-9605)
Institutions
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811251340909
- Primary Topic
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sigma Xia
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development