A lack of neural plasticity in the hippocampus has been implicated in the development of depression. Ketamine is able to restore hippocampal plasticity in a rat model of depression, potentially illustrating a mechanism for the drug's anti-depressant effects : science
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/hkanbs/a_lack_of_neural_plasticity_in_the_hippocampus/
Fast-Acting Depression Drug, Newly Approved, Could Help Millions - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/depression-treatment-ketamine-fda.html
Opinion | Ketamine as a Depression Treatment Saved Me - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/opinion/ketamine-treatment-depression.html
Sheep-on-ketamine study reveals what happens when you fall into a "k-hole"
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/ketamine-k-hole-effects-brain
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Ketamine
Names and synonyms
- Ketamine
- Ketalar
- Special K
- Cat Valium
- Kit Kat
- K
- Super Acid
- Super K
- Purple
- Jet
- Vitamin K