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Sep 23, 2021

Second-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to Depression

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Summary: Mouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.

Source: Tokyo University of Science.

Depression is a serious medical condition that plagues modern society. Several theories have been proposed to explain the physiological basis of depression, of which the “neurogenic hypothesis of depression” has garnered much attention.

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