Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and depression

Posted in chemistry on the August 31st, 2008

(European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) At the 21st Congress of the ECNP 2008 in Barcelona, Professor Fuchs from the Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center in Goettingen, presented the latest findings on how brain cells can be adversely affected by stress and depression. He explained how the adult brain is generating new cells and which impact these findings will have on the development of novel antidepressant drugs.

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