A strange use for valproate

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/dn24831-learning-drugs-reawaken-grown-up-brains-inner-child/amp/

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Yeah, I take Depakote.
Interesting…

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The implications for restarting critical periods of brain development can’t be understated. This weird property of valproate by itself doesn’t mean much, but it shows it is possible to restart plasticity and that is huge for the treatment of all manner of neurodevelopmental disorders (and sz is considered one).

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