What Are The Effects Of Depression On Brain Health?
Three parts of the brain play a role in depression - hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex and here's how:
The Learning Brain
The brain is where all of your thinking, remembering and feeling takes place.
Examining Depression Through Through The Lens Of The Brain
Dr. Mayberg approaches depression from a neurologist point of view. Through brain circuit mapping and 1st person perspective, she develops an empathetic understanding of negative moods.
Inside The Brain Of Someone Suffering From Depression.
With the help of brain imaging, research has found that in the hippocampus area of the brain, there is 25% less grey matter in people suffering with depression than those who don't.
How The Brain Works
"Everything you do stems from your brain cells & neurons forming connections with each other"
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explained
It is a form of intervention used in counseling, psychotherapy and life coaching.
Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment Treats Depression
Doctor's discover how an electrical implant placed in the brain can help symptoms of severe depression. CNN reports on how this procedure change the life of a woman who found it impossible to feel any kind of positive emotion.
Depression is a disease of civilization
Dr. Stephen Ilardi is a professor of clinical psychology and the author of The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs.
The Most Important Lesson From 83,000 Brain Scans
“...psychiatrists are the only medical specialist that virtually never look at the organ they treat?”
Serotonin, Dopamine and Your Brain
These two neurotransmitters help regulate the high's and lows of our emotions.
How Do Antidepressants Work?
How Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) work. SSRIs are the most widely prescribed medications for anxiety and depression.
Normal Brain vs. Depressed Brain
Dr. Phil brakes down what the brain looks like between a normal brain and a depressed brain
Making Sense of CBT
It combines what you are thinking about and the things that you do.
Synapse: Structure and Function
The Synapse is the connection between two neurons where information is transferred and interpreted.
