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Researchers at the Staglin Center for cognitive neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression - Daily Bruin

UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression

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UCLA researchers have found that activity in two regions in the brain, along with social support, may lessen symptoms of depression following a traumatic event. In a paper published Monday, researchers at the Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election with another group who said they were unaffected.

https://dailybruin.com/2018/02/07/ucla-researchers-study-effects-of-traumatic-effects-on-depression/

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UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression

By Emi Nakahara

Feb. 7, 2018 10:54 p.m.