The party drug MDMA (“ecstasy”) shows promising efficacy as adjunct to psychotherapy. The psychostimulant with entactogenic properties is known to induce arousal and euphoria. We now studied the neurochemistry underlying the behavioral effects of MDMA in rats lacking serotonin in the brain.

Our Behavioural Brain Research special issue on Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents is growing, rapidly – and actually a lot faster than I manage to post about it. Nine new manuscripts got accepted since my last post. Quite impressive work. Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

The official group photo from our SFB/TRR 393 retreat is here! A huge thank you to the organizers for such a fantastic event! www.sfb-trr393.de

Thrilled to have spent the last few days at the last CRC 393 Scientific Retreat in Dresden! Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster and shared their insights. What a great time we all spent together! www.SFB-TRR393.de #ScientificMeeting #TrajectoriesOfAffectiveDisorders #CRC393

Serotonin deficiency in the brain leads to deficits in mother-offspring interaction, maternal affiliation, and social adjustment. Can this be rescued by early social enrichment? New study led by @tianhuawang.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social. Thanks to all collaborators. doi.org/10.1016/j.pn...

It was a pleasure attending such engaging discussions! Thank you very much to the members and organizers for such a great experience!

Hi! We are the SFB/TRR 393 "Trajectories of Affective Disorders: Cognitive-Emotional Mechanisms of Symptom Change" - a transregional @dfg.de collaborative research center & interdisciplinary team of researchers working together to better understand what influences the course of affective disorders👇🏻🧵

Our study on the effects of communal nesting on maternal affiliation deficits caused by Tph2 deficiency is now published in Molecular Autism: rdcu.be/d1T07 Thanks to all collaborators @sinaibrain.bsky.social/ @mdc-berlin.bsky.social/ @radboudumc.bsky.social. Congrats, Tianhua Wang! Great work!

Good news! Official landing page for our Behavioural Brain Research special issue on Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents is available: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Deadline: 31 July 2025 We look forward to your submissions and to learn about your work on ultrasonic vocalizations.

Exploring new ideas and fostering collaboration at last week's scientific retreat with the members of the SFB/TRR 393 'Trajectories of Affective Disorders' from the German Research Foundation (DFG). What a great experience! www.SFB-TRR393.de

The Marburg team of the „Wöhr lab“ is growing. Dr. Nadine Faesel, Dr. Paula Sarchi, and Bram van der Voort are joining SFB TRR289 Treatment Expectation and SFB TRR393 Trajectories of Affective Disorders, funded by @dfgpublic.bsky.social. Looking forward to exciting science, together with KU Leuven!