"They found that the most disrupted genes were those for growth factors, proteins that act like a kind of brain fertilizer"
— Friedman, Richard A.
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Date
Dec. 15, 2018
Metaphor
"They found that the most disrupted genes were those for growth factors, proteins that act like a kind of brain fertilizer"
Metaphor in Context
Dr. Akil discovered that there are brain molecules that endow us with resilience. For a paper published in 2011, she and colleagues studied the brains of depressed patients who died. They found that the most disrupted genes were those for growth factors, proteins that act like a kind of brain fertilizer.
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Citation
Richard A. Friedman, "How to Be More Resilient," The New York Times (Dec. 15, 2018). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
12/19/2018
