kˈɔːɹdaɪspˌɪn hˈæzbiːn fˈaʊnd tə pɹədˈuːs ɹˈæpɪd, ɹoʊbˈʌst ɪmˈɪpɹɐmˌiːnlˈaɪk ˌæntɪdᵻpɹˈɛsənt ɪfˈɛkts ɪn ˈænɪməl mˈɑːdəlz ʌv dᵻpɹˈɛʃən, ænd ðiːz ɪfˈɛkts, sˈɪmɪlɚli tə ðoʊz ʌv ɪmˈɪpɹɐmˌiːn, ɑːɹ dᵻpˈɛndənt ˌɔn ɛnhˈænsmənt ʌv ˈæmpɚ ɹᵻsˈɛptɚ sˈɪɡnəlɪŋ.
Cordycepin has been found to produce rapid, robust imipramine-like antidepressant effects in animal models of depression, and these effects, similarly to those of imipramine, are dependent on enhancement of AMPA receptor signaling.