title: Serotonin: waiting but not rewarding.
abstract: A new study in mice demonstrates that stimulating dorsal raphe serotonin boosts patient waiting but stimulation itself is not rewarding. Dorsal raphe serotonin's unique contribution provides a neural locus for impulsivity and related failures of patience.
authors: Department of Psychology, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Electronic address: michael.mcdannald@bc.edu.
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: McDannald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D065786:Delay Discounting / Q000502:physiology*; D065847:Dorsal Raphe Nucleus / Q000166:cytology*; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D059326:Serotonergic Neurons / Q000502:physiology*