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And people who have moderate to severe depression show reductions in various parts of the brain in synaptic density, which tells us that these synapses are being eliminated.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
Their hypothesis was simple: The participants who took the drug instead of the placebo would show more synaptic density.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Tracing them would map out the brain’s synapses, allowing scientists to measure synaptic density.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Then in 2016, researchers developed a way to detect synaptic activity in live human brains during PET scans.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024
Their hypothesis was simple: The participants who took the drug instead of the placebo would show more synaptic density.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Tracing them would map out the brain’s synapses, allowing scientists to measure synaptic density.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Then in 2016, researchers developed a way to detect synaptic activity in live human brains during PET scans.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Synaptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synaptic. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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