A study,led by psychology Professor Ian Gotlib at Stanford suggests that brain imaging and a video game can be used to prevent depression in girls. It focuses on 10- to 14-year-old girls whose mothers are, or have been, depressed. Girls from such backgrounds have a significantly higher risk of developing depression. The bodies of such girls respond with increased heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol production to negative experiences. The study has been under way for less than a year and is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health; the early results suggest that girls can change their reactions to negative information and lower their stress levels.
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