PET imaging of adult neurogenesis may contribute to better diagnosis of depression, evaluation of drug therapy effectiveness
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 08:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A new non-invasive PET scanning technique has been used by researchers to obtain images of neuron proliferation in the subventricular zone and subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus is known to be particularly affected by depression.