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Neural sensitivity to peer rejection predicts depressive symptoms and daily mood in adolescents
Top story 4 in the issue of 23 October 2026, in 33 AI Neuroscience.
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Neural sensitivity to peer rejection predicts depressive symptoms and daily mood in adolescents
In 179 teenagers, a larger EEG response to rejection than to acceptance predicted worse depression a year later in those already depressed, and lower daily mood tracked by smartphone across the group.
Evidence
Evidence: Peer-reviewed (evidence step 5 of 6)
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The story in three lines
- Key finding
- A bigger brain response to rejection than acceptance predicted higher depression severity at follow-up in teens with current depression.
- Significance
- Clinical: links a measurable EEG marker with passive smartphone mood data over 12 months.
- Takeaway
- An early marker from one study with modest effects; not yet a diagnostic test.
Study details (as stated by the source)
- Study design
- Prospective cohort, 179 adolescents, EEG plus 12 months of smartphone data
- Outcomes
- Depression severity at follow-up; average daily mood
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