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The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Brain changes tied to electroconvulsive therapy

neuroimaging of the brain

Bogdan Draganski’s team, from the ‘Laboratoire de recherche en neuroimagerie (LREN)’ at CHUV/UNIL, publishes an article highlighting the potential effects of electroconvulsive therapy on the brain. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment with electroshock for mood disorders, is controversial in psychiatry. Read more…