Fig. 4: Negative correlation between SERT availability in the DRN and the BOLD response from the ventral striatum tracking opponents’ social dominance status at the outcome of the competition (in red).
From: Regulation of social hierarchy learning by serotonin transporter availability
Significant correlations between SERT availability in the DRN and Ventral Striatum BOLD response related to the tracking of the social dominance status SDS(t) during the outcomes of the competitive interaction. No significant correlation was observed between SERT availability in the DRN and BOLD response in the ventral striatum tracking the expected value of the slot machine Q(t) (in blue). Moreover, the direct comparison of the correlation coefficient revealed that the correlation coefficients is significantly lower in the social context, compare to the non-social one. VS ventral striatum, SERT serotonin reuptake transporter level, SDS social dominance status, DRN dorsal raphe nucleus.
