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The power of positivity

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Stimulating neurons in the brain's hippocampus that are normally activated by pleasurable experiences protects mice from the depressive consequences of stress. See Letter p.335

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Figure 1: Light-induced stress relief.

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  1. Alex Dranovsky and E. David Leonardo are in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Integrative Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA, and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.,

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Dranovsky, A., Leonardo, E. The power of positivity. Nature 522, 294–295 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/522294a

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