#Depression and stress can cause a loss of connectivity in key neural circuits like the #hippocampus (associated with memory) New study suggests #ketamine can reverse lost connectivity by restoring hippocampal plasticity, thereby resetting the system. ht
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Ketamine found able to restore synaptic plasticity in the region of the brain responsible for spatial memory, verbal memory, and learning of concepts - suggesting that it may be able to reverse the stress-induced lack of plasticity seen in depression. ht
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New Article: Ketamine and its metabolite, (2R,6R)-HNK, restore hippocampal LTP and long-term spatial memory in the Wistar-Kyoto rat model of depression https://t.co/njEiV2PZMg