Can measuring how the brain reorganizes 24 hours after a ketamine infusion predict whether severe depression will lift a full week later? In a trial of military veterans with treatment-resistant depression, researchers discovered that ketamine temporarily forces isolated brain circuits into a unified, shared signal—a high-order interaction known as network redundancy.

This episode explores how 24-hour neural reorganization serves as an objective biomarker for recovery, why acute dissociative experiences link directly to long-term brain plasticity, and how simple EEG headbands could usher in a new era of personalized psychiatric care. Listen now to discover how cutting-edge neuroscience is grounding depression recovery in measurable physical reality.

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Shah, K., Herzog, R., Swann, A. C., O’Brien, B., Balakrishnan, R., Ma ...