Study published by current Junior Fellow investigates how dopamine–serotonin interactions shape reward-related behavior

A new study by Daniel Cardozo Pinto, a biologist and current Junior Fellow, has uncovered a neural circuit mechanism explaining how two key brain chemicals—dopamine and serotonin—work in opposition to regulate reward learning. The work, published in Nature Communications and conducted during Cardozo Pinto’s time at Stanford University, identifies a neural pathway in the brain’s reward circuitry by which the two neuromodulators exert opposing effects on behavior.

Read more about the study here.