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Making the gray cells happy – EurekAlert

Josef Lichtinger untersucht am Instrument PGAA der Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) Gehirnproben…

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IMAGE: With the PGAA-instrument at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Josef Lichtinger examines the lithium distribution in brain samples. In his…
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Credit: Wenzel Schuermann / TUM
Depressive disorders are among the most frequent illnesses worldwide. The causes are complex and to date only partially understood. The trace element lithium appears to play a role. Using neutrons of the research neutron source at the Technical…

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