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Facial expressions of pain: the role of the serotonergic system.

Miriam KunzKarl-Jürgen BärAnna J KarmannGerd WagnerStefan Lautenbacher
Published in: Psychopharmacology (2023)
Decrease in brain 5-HT synthesis via ATD significantly reduced facial responses to phasic heat pain; possibly due to (i) diminished disposition to display social behavior or due to (ii) decreased facilitation of excitatory inputs to the facial motor neuron.
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