He left a note to send his brain for use in the ongoing study of the effect of concussions and head trauma on depression and suicide.

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Electroshock therapy, the decades-old treatment of last resort for depression, indiscriminately blasts the entire head to induce seizures and jar patients out of their blues.

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The report showed Seau had CTE, a brain disease linked head trauma, which can lead to depression.

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