Listening to your favorite songs modulates your brain’s opioid system Listening to a favorite song can trigger a profound emotional response that rivals the feelings produced by biological necessities. A new brain imaging study reveals that music activates the same chemical...

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New evidence suggests brain’s opioid system helps mediate ketamine’s antidepressant effects A new study published in Nature Medicine provides more evidence that ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects may be partially dependent on the brain’s opioid system. The researchers found that blocking...

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