Thursday, September 18, 2014

Dr. Sujatha Ramakrishna: Let's not monkey around with kids' brains

Dr. Sujatha Ramakrishna: Let's not monkey around with kids' brains

Researchers at UW-Madison are preparing to use maternal deprivation to create a primate model of adversity-induced anxious and depressive disorders in human children. Led by Ned Kalin, they hope to discover new therapies by dissecting and analyzing the brains of baby monkeys who have been intentionally traumatized.

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