Special Immune Cells Of Brain Drive Depression by Karishma Abhishek on January 26, 2021 at 9:06 AM Negative mood experiences like feeling uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation or several neurological diseases are found to be driven by a special immune cell of the brain - microglia, as per a study at the Linköping University, Sweden, published in the journal Immunity. Earlier studies have shown the role of activated microglial cells in several neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and stroke. These conditions often indu...