# Depression reversed in male mice by activating gene that helps excite neurons

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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/depression-reversed-in-male-mice-by-activating-gene-that-helps-excite-neurons/1811 "2019-03-13T16:06:32Z")\
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> **[Depression reversed in male mice by activating gene that helps excite neurons](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190218123124.htm)**
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> Directly activating a gene important to exciting our excitatory neurons and associated with major depression may help turn around classic symptoms like social isolation and loss of interest, at least for males, scientists report.

  
Directly activating a gene important to exciting our excitatory neurons and associated with major depression may help turn around classic symptoms like social isolation and loss of interest, at least for males, scientists report.