Thursday, July 5, 2007

Scientists find single circuit channeling depression in rats

Published: Thursday July 5, 2007<

Scientists and doctors long baffled by the multiple causes and brain processes for depression may now have a single "holy grail" brain pathway to focus on for treatment, according to a new research study released Thursday.

Studying the brains of rats, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a single brain circuit that appears to funnel all the mechanisms and treatments of depression.

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