In the New York Times I read this article entitled:Here are some of the most interesting results:
"The scientists conducted brain imaging of 131 individuals, including children and adults ages 6 to 54, about half of whom were considered at high risk for depression because of their family history and half of whom were in a low-risk group. Maps of cortical thickness showed significant thinning of 28 percent on average across broad expanses of the right cerebral hemisphere in the high-risk group, compared with the low-risk group, the paper reported. "
“If you have thinning in this portion of the brain, it interferes with the processing of emotional stimuli,” Dr. Peterson said. “We think that’s what makes them vulnerable to developing anxiety and depression — it essentially isolates them in an emotional world.”
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wow that information is so interesting. I did not know that it had such strong ties to your family history. It is also neat that they found a connection between the thinning in that portion of the brain to depression.
ReplyDeleteThat is really interesting. i had no idea that the thinning of that part of the brain could actually cause people to be more depressed, but it makes a lot of sense at the same time. Thanks for posting that, it was intriguing to learn.
ReplyDeleteI think its important for people to know that it is a physical ailment as much as heart disease is. Great Post.
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