Is desire for social relationships mediated by the serotonergic system in the prefrontal cortex? An [18F]setoperone pet study

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-383

  Gerretsen, Philip ^a   Graff Guerrero, Ariel ^a   Menon, Mahesh ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a   Kapur, Shitij ^a,b   Vasdev, Neil ^a   Houle, Sylvain ^a   Mamo, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Orbitofrontal cortex; Positron emission tomography; Serotonin; Serotonin 5HT2A receptor; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PYRIMIDINONE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SETOPERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCINTISCANNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TESTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRIMIDINONES; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954566399     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470911003589309     Document Type: Article

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