44 min listen
What Happens in the Brain to Cause Depression?
FromThe Joy of Why
ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
For decades, the best drug therapies for treating depression, like SSRIs, have been based on the idea that depressed brains don’t have enough of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Yet for almost as long, it’s been clear that simplistic theory is wrong. Recent research into the true causes of depression is finding clues in other neurotransmitters and the realization that the brain is much more adaptable than scientists once imagined. Treatments for depression are being reinvented by drugs like ketamine that can help regrow synapses, which can in turn restore the right brain chemistry and improve whole body health.
In this episode, John Krystal, a neuropharmacologist at the Yale School of Medicine, shares the new findings in mental health research that are revolutionizing psychiatric medication.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn or your favorite podcasting app, or you can stream it from Quanta.
In this episode, John Krystal, a neuropharmacologist at the Yale School of Medicine, shares the new findings in mental health research that are revolutionizing psychiatric medication.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn or your favorite podcasting app, or you can stream it from Quanta.
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (38)
Why Do We Die Without Sleep?: Host Steven Strogatz speaks with the researchers Dragana Rogulja and Alex Keene about the evolution of sleep and the complex biochemical effects of going without sleep for too long. by The Joy of Why