Ketamine Is Revealing a New Understanding of Depression and the Brain

Some experts view ketamine as a tool to unravel the biological causes of depression and, perhaps someday, cure it

Lauren Tanabe
Elemental
Published in
11 min readJan 18, 2021

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Illustration: Simone Noronha

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Lauren Tanabe
Elemental

I’m a writer in Detroit and former scientist. I have a sciencey PhD from Columbia University and two young kids. I like coffee, silence, and brains. ltanabe.com