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Networks of brain activity predict vulnerability to depression
March 1, 2018 by NewsBot
Tapping into the electrical chatter between different regions of the brain may provide a new way to prevent and treat depression. Scientists showed that mice that were more susceptible to developing depression-like symptoms displayed different networks of electrical brain activity than more resilient mice. These results could be the first step toward a test to predict a person's vulnerability to developing mental illness.