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A brain network linked to attention is larger in people with depression

The difference is visible even in those who haven’t yet developed depression symptoms

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The network in the brain responsible for attention remains larger in people with depression even after symptoms abate.

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By Nora Bradford

Symptoms of depression fluctuate over time, but many brain imaging studies of the condition only study one point in time.