We highlight here, for the first time, the concept of the HTR7 regulating brain inflammation in a context of WMI induced by perinatal exposure that models NDDs associated with prematurity, including memory deficits, anxiety-like-behavior, and deficits in social interactions (Favrais et al. 2011; Steenwinckel et al. 2019; Shiow et al. 2017; Bokobza 2021; Veerasammy et al. 2020). This evidence concerns the gene HTR7 and Anxiety.