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Stalled Neurogenesis Linked to Major Depression: A New Frontier in Brain Research
For decades, the prevailing scientific understanding of major depressive disorder (MDD) was centered on a relatively simple concept: chemical imbalance. The "serotonin hypothesis"—the idea that depression was primarily caused by a deficiency in specific neurotransmitters—has informed psychiatric care and pharmaceutical development for half a century. However, a landmark study from the Columbia University Vagelos College…
