Aug 26, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Conditions, treatment
A biologist at MIT has demonstrated that chronic stress caused by depression can be cured by tricking the brain into remembering a happy memory. Using mice, researchers coded cells that store happy memories to respond when exposed to a blue light. Mice that had undergone chronic stress snapped out of their depression following exposure to […]
Jun 30, 2015 | animals helping humans, Conditions, treatment
New research suggests that being able to recall happy memories may ease depression. Researchers at MIT say it may be a process of fixing the broken wiring in the brain that contributes to depression. Happy or pleasurable memories help the brain to be resilient in times of depression. Recalling good memories is dependent on neurons […]
