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Antidepressant restores youthful flexibility to aging inhibitory neurons in mice

August 20, 2018 by

Inhibitory neurons in the aging brain show reduced growth and plasticity, likely contributing to declines in brain function. In a new study in mice researchers show that treatment with fluoxetine restored substantial growth and plasticity.

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