Eric Nestler Quotes
The social-defeat process induced production of BDNF in the reward circuit. Without BDNF in the circuit, an animal can't learn that a social stimulus is threatening and respond accordingly. 
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The molecular scar induced by chronic stress in the hippocampus, and perhaps elsewhere in the brain, can't be easily reversed. To really cure depression, we probably need to find new treatments that can remove the silencer molecules.
- Eric Nestler
