Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression

In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.

Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression
Zebrafish larvae through a microscope in a laboratory at the Pasteur Institute in Paris in 2023.

In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.

(Image credit: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT)