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Brain training shows promise for short-term depression relief

Tuesday 13 October18:00 · 2h agoAI summary
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Brain-training aimed at changing brain activity may ease negative emotions in people with depression, although the effect was not what researchers expected.

01Summary

  1. 01The training encouraged people to alter their brain’s activity.
  2. 02Researchers found it seemed to reduce negative emotions among people with depression.
  3. 03The effect did not happen in the way the researchers expected.
  4. 04No further details are given in the available text.

02Why it matters

If confirmed, this could point to a non-drug way to give some people with depression short-term relief from negative feelings. The story does not say how widely available or effective the approach is yet.

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