Antidepressant drug induces a juvenile-like state in neurons of the prefrontal cortex
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Fluoxetine, a commonly prescribed anti-depressive drug, induces a juvenile-like state in the mouse prefrontal cortex. Brain development and maturation has been thought to be a one-way process until now, in which plasticity diminishes with age. The possibility that the adult brain can revert to a younger state and regain plasticity has not generally been considered until now.