| iGlu | ionotropic glutamate |
| mGlu | metabotropic glutamate |
| NAM | negative allosteric modulator |
| TST | tail suspension test |
| FST | forced swimming test |
| NSFT | novelty-suppressed feeding test |
| SERT | 5-HT transporter |
| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-propionate |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| TrkB | tropomyosin-related kinase B |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mPFC | medial prefrontal cortex |
| DRN | dorsal raphe nucleus |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PPTg | pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus |
| LC | locus coeruleus |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |
| 5-HT | serotonin |