Did you know that people who commit suicide have abnormal brain cells that normally do not alias? Check out his review below:

Based on studies in the brains of depressed people who committed suicide, found that changes in some types of brain cells called astrocytes play a role in depression and causes people to commit suicide. The researchers focused on parts of the brain involved in mood regulation and decision making, called the anterior cingulate cortex.

“The results found in depressed people some astrocytes are larger and more branched than those without a history of mental illness, died suddenly,” said Naguib Mechawar researchers at McGill University in Quebec, as reported by Myhealthnewsdaily. These differences appear only in the brain’s white matter, rather than gray matter. White matter is found deep within the brain, composed largely of “wires” that allow different regions of the brain to communicate.

This study adds to the results of previous research linking changes in the white matter of depression. “This is the first study of observe the changes that occur at the cellular level,” explains Mechawar. Astrocytes belong to a group of brain cells known as glial cells. For several centuries earlier, glial cells are regarded as minor players in brain activity, providing structural and nutritional support of neurons.

However, recently scientists have been aware that these cells play an important role in brain function and has been implicated in diseases such as depression.