Dissecting depression’s circuitry
With its wide range of symptoms and variable severity, depression might seem hopelessly complicated. But a spate of recent studiesContinue Reading
Tag: depression
Family roots for mental illness
Despite clinical boundaries between autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, a new study in Archives of General Psychiatry suggests they haveContinue Reading
Deep brain stimulation relieves depression without mania
Desperate times may call for desperate measures, and in the awful world of treatment-resistant depression, one such measure—inserting two electrodesContinue Reading
Ketamine as antidepressant
A single dose of ketamine can relieve depression in as little as two hours, but finding out how it worksContinue Reading
Hyperactive clues to depression
A recent report in Nature links hyperactive synapses in the lateral habenula to learned helplessness in rats — a modelContinue Reading
Our seasonal brains?
Winter blues, spring fever—most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. A study in Journal of Neuroscience suggestsContinue Reading
A brain wrought without omega-3
A diet deficient in omega-3 fatty acids interferes with normal brain function, according to a report in Nature Neuroscience. MiceContinue Reading
Odd coupling in depression
A physical interaction between two types of dopamine receptor appears enhanced in human depression, and interfering with this coupling hasContinue Reading
