Researchers have found that antidepressants can change the gray and white matter in the brains of people undergoing treatment. This conclusion was made by scientists from the medical center at the University of Rabdaud in Austria.
A study conducted in Austria showed that antidepressants can change the structure of the human brain. In particular, they made gray and white matter more plastic. Patients who responded best to treatment showed increased signs of neuronal connectivity. This discovery runs counter to previous ideas about antidepressants.
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A study of the brain of patients showed that in the control group with healthy people there were no such temporary effects, which confirms the conclusion that there are associated with the disease of change, and possibly with the treatment of this disease.
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Changes in brain structure occurred at a faster rate over 6 weeks, and this puzzled researchers also about how these changes were carried out and why at different treatment methods have changed. For example, in children they were carried out naturally as a result of physical development and reorganization, but in adults these changes were more stable. (READ MORE)
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