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ReviewHearing research2011

Context-dependent modulation of auditory processing by serotonin.

L M Hurley, I C Hall

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Review in Hearing research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Developmental and Early-Life Stress-Induced Effects on 5-HTbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  9. Neural Correlates of Perceptual Plasticity in the Auditory Midbrain and Thalamus.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L M HurleyIndiana University, Jordan Hall/Biology, 1001 E. Third St, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. lhurley@indiana.edu
I C Hall
Columbia University · USIndiana University Bloomington · US

Funding

Neuromodulation of midbrain frequency sensitivity by two serotonin receptorsR01DC008963 · NIDCD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI HURLEY, LAURA M · 2008 to 2012
$1.4M
Serotonin receptors in the inferior colliculusR03DC006608 · NIDCD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI HURLEY, LAURA M · 2004 to 2006
$303k
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008963NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC006608
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Context-dependent plasticity in auditory processing is achieved in part by physiological mechanisms that link behavioral state to neural responses to sound. The neuromodulator serotonin has many characteristics suitable for such a role. Serotonergic neurons are extrinsic to the auditory system but send projections to most auditory regions. These projections release serotonin during particular behavioral contexts. Heightened levels of behavioral arousal and specific extrinsic events, including stressful or social events, increase serotonin availability in the auditory system. Although the release of serotonin is likely to be relatively diffuse, highly specific effects of serotonin on auditory neural circuitry are achieved through the localization of serotonergic projections, and through a large array of receptor types that are expressed by specific subsets of auditory neurons. Through this array, serotonin enacts plasticity in auditory processing in multiple ways. Serotonin changes the responses of auditory neurons to input through the alteration of intrinsic and synaptic properties, and alters both short- and long-term forms of plasticity. The infrastructure of the serotonergic system itself is also plastic, responding to age and cochlear trauma. These diverse findings support a view of serotonin as a widespread mechanism for behaviorally relevant plasticity in the regulation of auditory processing. This view also accommodates models of how the same regulatory mechanism can have pathological consequences for auditory processing.

Indexed as

Auditory PathwaysAnimalsCochleaHearingHumansModels, BiologicalNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNorepinephrineReceptors, SerotoninSerotonergic NeuronsSerotoninSerotonin Receptor AgonistsNorepinephrineReceptors, SerotoninSerotoninSerotonin Receptor Agonists

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PMID21187135
PMCPMC3134116
OpenAlexW2066653191

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