Ketamine Restored Pleasure-Seeking by Boosting aACC Activity (IMAGE)

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Ketamine Restored Pleasure-Seeking by Boosting aACC Activity

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PET scans revealed that ketamine rapidly restored bipolar depressed patients' ability to anticipate pleasurable experiences by boosting activity in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (yellow) and related circuitry. Picture shows PET scan data superimposed on anatomical MRI image.

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Carlos Zarate, M.D., NIMH Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch

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