[PDF][PDF] Altered connectivity in depression: GABA and glutamate neurotransmitter deficits and reversal by novel treatments

RS Duman, G Sanacora, JH Krystal - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology and treatment of depression and stress-
related disorders remain unclear, but studies in depressed patients and rodent models are …

[HTML][HTML] Depression—an underrecognized target for prevention of dementia in Alzheimer's disease

FS Dafsari, F Jessen - Translational Psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
It is broadly acknowledged that the onset of dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be
modifiable by the management of risk factors. While several recent guidelines and …

The impact of stress and major depressive disorder on hippocampal and medial prefrontal cortex morphology

EL Belleau, MT Treadway, DA Pizzagalli - Biological psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Volumetric reductions in the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are among
the most well-documented neural abnormalities in major depressive disorder (MDD) …

Mnemonic similarity task: A tool for assessing hippocampal integrity

SM Stark, CB Kirwan, CEL Stark - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
The hippocampus is critical for learning and memory, relying in part on pattern separation
processes supported by the dentate gyrus (DG) to prevent interference from overlapping …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria and mood: mitochondrial dysfunction as a key player in the manifestation of depression

J Allen, R Romay-Tallon, KJ Brymer… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Human and animal studies suggest an intriguing link between mitochondrial diseases and
depression. Although depression has historically been linked to alterations in …

[HTML][HTML] Neurotrophic factors and neuroplasticity pathways in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression

MJF Levy, F Boulle, HW Steinbusch… - …, 2018 - Springer
Depression is a major health problem with a high prevalence and a heavy socioeconomic
burden in western societies. It is associated with atrophy and impaired functioning of cortico …

[HTML][HTML] Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits

TA Bedrosian, RJ Nelson - Translational psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
Temporal organization of physiology is critical for human health. In the past, humans
experienced predictable periods of daily light and dark driven by the solar day, which …

[HTML][HTML] Ketamine activates adult-born immature granule neurons to rapidly alleviate depression-like behaviors in mice

R Rawat, E Tunc-Ozcan, TL McGuire, CY Peng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ketamine treatment decreases depressive symptoms within hours, but the mechanisms
mediating these rapid antidepressant effects are unclear. Here, we demonstrate that activity …

A systematic review of randomised control trials on the effects of yoga on stress measures and mood

MC Pascoe, IE Bauer - Journal of psychiatric research, 2015 - Elsevier
Stress related disorders such as depression and anxiety are leading sources of disability
worldwide, and current treatment methods such as conventional antidepressant medications …

Depression and risk of developing dementia

AL Byers, K Yaffe - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2011 - nature.com
Depression is highly common throughout the life course and dementia is common in late life.
Depression has been linked with dementia, and growing evidence implies that the timing of …