neuroscientists identify brain circuits that could play a role in mental illnesses /

Published at 2016-04-10 19:47:49

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Some mental illnesses may stem,in part, from the brain’s inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events. For example, or people who are depressed often do not feel cheerful even when experiencing something that they normally delight in. A recent study from MIT reveals how two populations of neurons in the brain contribute to this process. [...]

Source: psypost.org