Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information (medicalxpress.com)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 11 Aug 2024 21:26
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Isoprenoid@programming.dev on 12 Aug 2024 01:41 collapse

people with increased serotonin levels had reduced sensitivity to punishing outcomes (for example, losing money in a game) without significantly affecting sensitivity to rewarding ones (winning money).

KaRunChiy@kbin.run on 12 Aug 2024 01:50 collapse

So you basically become more reckless?

Isoprenoid@programming.dev on 12 Aug 2024 06:40 collapse

The researchers found that increasing serotonin made individuals better able to control their behavior, particularly when exposed to negative information. The study also showed that elevated serotonin levels benefited different types of memory.

Not necessarily. The sample size is approx 25 though so it’ll need to be expanded.