50 years ago, an experimental drug hinted at serotonin’s many roles in the brain
Excerpt from the October 3, 1970 issue of Science News
: Fifty years ago, scientists were just starting to figure out serotonin’s role in the brain. Today, treatments for depression and low sex drive (the libido-boosting drug Addyi is shown) target the chemical messenger.
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Clues from a chemical — Science News, October 3, 1970
An experimental drug’s effects on the sexual behavior of certain animals is arousing interest among investigators.…