Researchers become more convinced that allopregnanolone is an important regulator of brain anxiety states (at least as important as serotonin)
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From the predictions on https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/zounds-its-zulresso-and-zuranolone
Will resolve YES if researchers become more convinced that allopregnanolone is an important regulator of brain anxiety states (at least as important as serotonin), otherwise resolves NO.
Ultimate arbiter will be Scott Alexander if he opines on it at the time, otherwise will use my best judgement.
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