Serotonini çözümlemek: Nörobiyolojik mekanizmalardan nörofinansal içgörülere

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 103 - 125, 22.03.2026

Yusuf Polat

https://doi.org/10.57116/isletme.1714949

https://izlik.org/JA69BN84FH

Öz

Serotonin, sinirbilim literatüründe kapsamlı biçimde incelenmiş bir nöromodülatör olmasına karşın, ekonomik ve finansal karar alma süreçlerindeki rolü dopaminerjik yaklaşımlara kıyasla kavramsal olarak daha az geliştirilmiştir. Mevcut yaklaşımlar, serotoninin duygusal düzenleme, davranışsal inhibisyon, cezadan öğrenme ile risk ve kayıp tepkilerinin modülasyonundaki merkezi düzenleyici işlevini gösteren kanıtlara rağmen, onu sıklıkla yardımcı bir mekanizma olarak ele almaktadır. Bu derleme, serotonerjik sistemin nörobiyolojik temellerini temel davranışsal finans ve nörofinans olgularıyla sistematik olarak bütünleştirmektedir. Nöroanatomi, reseptör farmakolojisi, genetik ve psikofarmakolojiden yararlanan bu çalışma, serotonerjik sinyalleşmenin özdenetimi, dürtüselliği, ödül-ceza öğrenmesini, bilişsel kontrolü ve belirsizliğe verilen duygusal tepkileri nasıl şekillendirdiğini incelemektedir. Serotonin reseptör alt tiplerine, serotonin taşıyıcı gen polimorfizmi gibi genetik varyasyonlara ve bunların dopaminerjik ile noradrenerjik sistemlerle etkileşimlerine özel önem verilmektedir. Nörofinans perspektifinden bu derleme, serotoninin finansal karar alma sırasında kayıptan kaçınma, risk algısı, geri bildirim işleme ve davranışsal istikrarın temelini oluşturan kilit bir nöromodülatör mekanizma olarak hareket ettiğini göstermektedir. Disiplinler arası bulguları sentezleyen çalışma, serotonerjik sistemi yalnızca dürtüselliğin bir inhibitörü veya patolojik bir mekanizma olarak değil, belirsizlik, stres ve potansiyel kayıp koşulları altında ekonomik davranışı istikrara kavuşturan temel bir nörobiyolojik düzenleyici olarak kavramsallaştırmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Nörofinans , Serotonin , Karar verme

Decoding serotonin: From neurobiological mechanisms to neurofinance insights

https://izlik.org/JA69BN84FH

Öz

Although serotonin is an extensively studied neuromodulator, its role in economic and financial decision-making remains conceptually underdeveloped compared to dopaminergic frameworks. Existing approaches frequently treat serotonin as an auxiliary mechanism, despite evidence showing its central regulatory function in affective control, behavioral inhibition, learning from punishment, and modulating risk and loss responses. This review systematically integrates the neurobiological foundations of the serotonergic system with core behavioral finance and neurofinance phenomena. Drawing upon neuroanatomy, receptor pharmacology, genetics, and psychopharmacology, this study examines how serotonergic signaling shapes self-regulation, impulsivity, reward-punishment learning, cognitive control, and emotional responses to uncertainty. Particular attention is devoted to serotonin receptor subtypes, genetic polymorphisms such as the serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region, and their interactions with dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems. From a neurofinance perspective, the review demonstrates that serotonin acts as a key neuromodulatory mechanism underlying loss aversion, risk perception, feedback processing, and behavioral stability during financial decision-making. By synthesizing cross-disciplinary findings, the study conceptualizes the serotonergic system not merely as an inhibitor of impulsivity or a pathological mechanism, but as a fundamental neurobiological regulator that stabilizes economic behavior under conditions of uncertainty, stress, and potential loss.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Neurofinance , Serotonin , Decision-making

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