Posted by Marley on April 5, 2004, at 21:54:36
In reply to Re: ssri's effect on cognitive functioning???, posted by linkadge on April 3, 2004, at 9:35:30
> There has been recent reserch done on the link between good memory and the good BDNF gene. People coded with a poorer version of the BDNF gene, seemed to perform much worse on tests of short term memory (ie what happened yesterday).
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> There is also a very strong link between poor BDNF status and depression. BDNF not only has congnative enhancing effects when directly injected into the brain, but drugs that enhance low BDNF expression can also restore memory.
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linkadge, thanks for the info on the BDNF gene. I hadn't heard about that before. Same with the Immune Theory of Depression that noa mentioned. It sure would be nice if they were really starting to understand some of the actual causes of depression so they could come up with some more effective treatments!
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