title: Editorial perspective of the Research Topic "Deciphering serotonin's role in neurodevelopment".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Nijmegen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Judith R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Homberg
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kolk
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schubert
keywords: autism; cortical integrity; neurodevelopment; placental serotonin; prefrontal cortex; raphe nuclei; sensory system; serotonin