Significance of Events and Serotonin 2A

Peter ForsterBasic Science, Psychobiology

Making sense of the constant bombardment of information and sensory experience that all of us face requires the ability to determine the significance of events, and an elegant study suggests that the serotonin 2A receptor plays a critical role in determining significance. Many psychiatric conditions and human experiences are associated with the misattribution of meaning to events. For example, delusional disorder …