# Clues to brain changes in depression

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**Created:** [December 1, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/clues-to-brain-changes-in-depression/1171 "2018-12-01T00:22:43Z")\
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> **[Clues to brain changes in depression: Using light-sensitive proteins,...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181130180226.htm)**
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> In new pre-clinical research, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), led by Scott Thompson, PhD, Professor of Physiology, have identified changes in brain activity linked to the pleasure and reward system.

  
In new pre-clinical research, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), led by Scott Thompson, PhD, Professor of Physiology, have identified changes in brain activity linked to the pleasure and reward system.