Tryptophan-enriched diet improves social behavior in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex.
Background: Tryptophan is an essential dietary amino acid and the sole precursor of serotonin (5-HT), a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in cognition, mood regulation, and sensory processing. Because central serotonin synthesis depends on dietary tryptophan availability, nutritional modulation of tryptophan intak...