• We studied if monoamines underly variation in animal personality, crickets. Our monoamine manipulation via Fluphenazine lowered both boldness and exploration. show that effects can be dose- behaviour-dependent. Latency to emerge from shelter used as a measure of Behavioural results depend on the drug used. Despite prevalence research interest its underlying mechanisms are not yet fully unders...

FoIlc Acid Deficiency Folic acid deficiency, the most common nutrient deficiency, may be found in over one-quarter of hospitalized psychiatric patients.' It appears to affect mood by impairing the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a cofactor essential for the synthesis of serotonin and other monoamines involved in the pathogenesis of affective disorders.^ One study found that lower plasma...

A modified glyoxylic acid technique was used to examine central and peripheral nervous tissues in Aplysia californica. In addition to confirming the distribution of catecholamines and serotonin in the central nervous system, the method demonstrated the presence of monoamines in the opaline gland and bag cell clusters where they may act as transmitters. In conjunction with electrophysiological t...