Dr. Eric Nestler is the Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai and the Chair of our Depression Task Force. But more than that, he is a discoverer, an explorer, a brave pioneer of deep brain territory. He’s hunting for secrets the world needs to know: What is that trick, or set of tricks, that the brain uses to record something in memory? What happens when the memory is traumatic? How do these stored experiences leak out into the brain and turn into the dark beast of depression? The answers he is finding will transform the mental health landscape for every American.