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Ketamine induces multiple individually distinct whole-brain functional connectivity signatures

This study examined how ketamine, a promising depression treatment, affects different people’s brains in different ways. Rather than averaging brain scans across all participants, researchers looked at individual differences and found that each person showed unique patterns of brain activity changes. The research suggests that personalized approaches to ketamine treatment, based on individual brain responses, could help identify which patients would benefit most from the therapy.

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Erythropoietin restrains the inhibitory potential of interneurons in the mouse hippocampus

Researchers studied how a protein called erythropoietin (EPO) affects brain cells called interneurons in the hippocampus, a region important for memory and learning. They found that EPO treatment reduces the inhibitory activity of certain interneurons, which makes the brain’s excitatory neurons more active. This change in brain balance could potentially help treat psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and autism that involve imbalanced brain activity.

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