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ArticlePsychopharmacology2025

Focal pharmacological manipulation of serotonin signaling in the amygdala does not alter social behavior.

Jessica T Jacobs, Rafael S Maior, Hannah F Waguespack, Carolina Campos-Rodriguez, Ludise Malkova, Patrick A Forcelli

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jessica T JacobsInterdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Rafael S MaiorDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Hannah F WaguespackInterdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Carolina Campos-RodriguezDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Ludise Malkova *Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. malkoval@georgetown.edu.
Patrick A Forcelli *Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. paf22@georgetown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-060X

Funding

Neurobehavioral Evaluation CoreP50HD105328 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI WILLIAM Davis GAILLARD · 2021 to 2026
$9.3M
Training in Neural Injury &PlasticityT32NS041218 · NINDS · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI MARK P BURNS, Kathleen Anne Maguire-Zeiss · 2001 to 2026
$3.5M
Limbic-midbrain interactions in defense and emotional arousalR01MH120638 · NIMH · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI FORCELLI, PATRICK ALEXANDER, MALKOVA, LUDISE · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105328NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH120638NIMH NIH HHS R01MH120638NINDS NIH HHS T32NS041218
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin signaling plays critical roles in social and emotional behaviors. Likewise, decades of research demonstrate that the amygdala is a prime modulator of social behavior. Permanent excitotoxic lesions and transient amygdala inactivation consistently increase social behaviors in non-human primates. In rodents, acute systemic administration of drugs that increase serotonin signaling is associated with decreased social interactions. However, in primates, the direct involvement of serotonin signaling in the amygdala, particularly in affiliative social interaction, remains unexplored. Here, we examined the effects of serotonin manipulations within the amygdala on social behavior in eight pairs of familiar male macaques. We microinfused drugs targeting the serotonin system into either the basolateral (BLA) or central (CeA) amygdala and measured changes in social behavior. Surprisingly, the results demonstrated no significant differences in social behavior following the infusion of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, 5-HT

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AmygdalaSerotoninSocial BehaviorAnimalsBehavior, AnimalMacaca mulattaMaleSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotonin AntagonistsSerotonin Receptor AgonistsSignal TransductionSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsSerotonin Receptor AgonistsAmygdalaNon-human primateSerotoninSocial behaviorSSRI

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PMID39019996
PMCPMC11889906

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