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Old Dec 27, 2014, 08:10 PM
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I added more studies.

Neurogenesis and antidepressants. Neurogenesis means new neuron growth and synatpogenesis means new connections between dentrites and neurons which mean better communication between areas of the brain.

Unraveling the Mystery of How Antidepression Drugs Work - Scientific American

Neuropsychopharmacology - Fluoxetine-Induced Cortical Adult Neurogenesis

Fluoxetine-induced cortical adult neurogenesis. - PubMed - NCBI

Antidepressants increase human hippocampal neurogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor

Chronic Antidepressant Treatment Increases Neurogenesis in Adult Rat Hippocampus

The Future of Depression Treatment: The Neurogenesis Theory

Promoting adult hippocampal neurogenesis: a novel strategy for anti... - PubMed - NCBI

The Neural Plasticity Theory of Depression: Assessing the Roles of Adult Neurogenesis and PSA-NCAM within the Hippocampus

Depression

A Review of the Neuropharmacology of Bupropion, a Dual Norepinephrine and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor

How antidepressants spur brain growth

http://www.biologicalpsychiatryjourn...581-6/abstract

http://www.cell.com/trends/pharmacol...2814%2900165-5

Depression, antidepressants and new brain cells
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