Learning to Overcome Fear Acts as Antidepressant in Mice

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Alex Rowe

9/27/2010 9:02:36 AM

 Hi Maria

dopamine and depression
Susan Leggio

7/25/2009 2:46:38 PM

 Thank you! Finally, agreement with my intuition about dopamine being the neurotransmitter connected with depression (rather than serotonin); but, let a layperson tell that to various psychiatrists and practioners treating depressed individuals and the notion is pooh-poohed. I'd connected the dopamine factor to the cocaine factor: people are "up" with cocaine use and dopamine is the targeted neurotransmitter. I look forward to more information on this subject. Thanks for reporting it.

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David A Brown

5/25/2009 12:38:22 PM

 I wonder how the insights from this study would work with looking at depression as malaise (perceived physical sickness and effected by cytokines as reviewed in http://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/depression.html