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Depression treatments have the ability to rewire the human brain, according to a study that calls into question the belief that the structure of the adult brain is generally rigid.
New research disproves the theory that the adult brain's structure is generally fixed and incapable of undergoing fast change. According to a study from
Decades of reinforcing neural connections can make the adult brain stubbornly resistant to rapid changes.
Scientists say the drugs alter the structure of grey and white matter, previously thought to be fixed, and returns it to a state of plasticity.
Treatments for depression including ECT and antidepressants increase brain connectivity in those with clinical depression.