Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now scientists have discovered one reason why this occurs -- a single genetic switch that triggers loss of brain connections in humans and depression in animal models.![][1]
[1]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/mind_brain/depression/~4/MD3pp_0x9Ks
URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/mind_brain/depression/~3/MD3pp_0x9Ks/120812151659.htm
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