Lisa Monteggia: Ketamine, Depression, SSRIs, Neuropsychiatric Disorders & the Brain | #29
Mind & Matter
English - July 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsScience Society & Culture science drugs psychedelics technology biotechnology innovation biology brain neuroscience startups Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nick talks to neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Monteggia about research on psychiatric disorders of the brain. Lisa described how psychiatric disorders like depression manifest in the brain, how traditional anti-depressant drugs like SSRIs work in the brain, and her research on how the drug ketamine can have rapid depressant effects in treatment-resistant patients.
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