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Found: a brain-wiring pattern linked to depression

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A brain circuit involved in directing attention to stimuli is nearly twice as big in people with depression as it is in the rest of the population.

The researchers could even use network activity to predict whether a person would have a depressive episode the following week .

The study was published today in Nature .

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