Is serotonin transporter brain binding associated with the cortisol awakening response? An independent non-replication.
Juliane ConradiJonas E SvenssonSøren V LarsenVibe G FrøkjærPublished in: PloS one (2023)
We could not confirm a positive association between CAR and prefrontal 5-HTT BPND in this independent dataset. Also, sex differences in the association were not apparent. Our data do not exclude that the serotonin transporter system is involved in the regulation of stress responses in at-risk or manifest depressed states.