Perinatal Antidepressant May Affect Brain Development
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Perinatal Antidepressant May Affect Brain DevelopmentRats exposed to an antidepressant just before and after birth had altered behaviors and substantial brain abnormalities. The findings raise questions about how perinatal antidepressants might influence brain development in people.The part of the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres shows abnormalities (right) in rats that received an antidepressant during a critical period around the time of birth.Source: Dr. Rick C.S. Lin, Unive...
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