Researchers figure out why ketamine acts as a rapid antidepressant

Researchers have finally managed to understand the molecular mechanism in the brain that causes the surgical aesthetic and recreational drug ketamine to function as a rapid antidepressant. Traditional antidepressants work over weeks, creating new neurons, while rapid antidepressants reactivate existing connections. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains how these drugs do this. Brought to you by ‪@KiaInd‬ Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRa... Supplementary reading: Rawat et al., Nature Communications (2022). Ketamine activates adult-born immature granule neurons to rapidly alleviate depression-like behaviors in mice https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join our channel to get access to perks. Click 'JOIN' or follow the link below:    / @theprintindia   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8