In the Brains of Depressed Mice, Increasing Activity of Neurotransmitter GABA is Found to Have Antid (IMAGE)

Penn State

In the Brains of Depressed Mice, Increasing Activity of Neurotransmitter GABA is Found to Have Antid

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This is a thin section of brain showing GABA-releasing SST+ interneurons (green) and other interneurons (red). Increasing GABA signaling specifically in SST+ interneurons has antidepressant effects similar to pharmaceutical antidepressants in depressed mice.

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Luscher laboratory, Penn State University

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