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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of altered serotonin levels on behavioral and neuroanatomical outcomes in a neonatal rodent model with or without exposure to hypoxic-ischemic (HI) injury. METHODS: Wistar rat pups were randomly assigned to either HI injury or sham groups. Pups within each group were treated with a chronic SSRI (Citalopram HBr) to simulate the effects of SLC6A4 methylation, or saline (NS). Subjects were assessed on behavioral tasks and neuropathologic indices. RESULTS: HI injured subjects performed poorly on behavioral tasks. SSRI subjects did not display significantly greater anxiety. HI\u200a+\u200aSSRI subjects learned faster than HI+NS. Histologically, SSRI subjects had predominantly larger brain volumes than NS. CONCLUSION: SSRI treated subjects without injury showed patterns of increased anxiety, consistent with theories of SLC6A4 methylation. 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