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Depression Is Linked to Hyperconnectivity of Brain Regions, a New Study Shows

Depression Is Linked to Hyperconnectivity of Brain Regions, a New Study Shows | Science News | Scoop.it
From www.thedailybeast.com - February 22, 2012 1:30 AM
A depressed brain, says a new study, may be an organ whose regions are too inter-connected.

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Morgan Rector's comment, February 26, 2013 2:13 PM
One big thing I want to get across is that Depression is a health problem caused by the body itself. We do not consciously create depression for ourselves but it is rather created by a problem in the brain itself. A big controversy is that depression is a made up disease and I would like to prove those who believe that wrong.
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How Music Is Good for Your Brain

How Music Is Good for Your Brain | Science News | Scoop.it
From bigthink.com - December 12, 2011 3:10 AM

Music is increasingly used as a therapy to treat brain injuries such as those sustained by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The idea is that because music is represented by different areas of the brain, it can access deeper neural pathways. "Music then helps patients connect the stored knowledge of words through songs and helps create the new connections needed for speech. This same idea has been used for stroke victims in the past." Music's connection to the hippocampus may also implicate Alzheimer's patients.

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Brain electrodes fix depression long term : Nature News & Comment

Brain electrodes fix depression long term : Nature News & Comment | Science News | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - January 4, 2012 7:32 AM

Deep depression that fails to respond to any other form of therapy can be moderated or reversed by stimulation of areas deep inside the brain. Now the first placebo-controlled study of this procedure shows that these responses can be maintained in the long term.

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Mental illness: Early-life depression and anxiety changes structure of developing brain

From www.sciencedaily.com - November 16, 2011 2:29 AM
New research identifies the brain chemicals and circuits involved in mental illnesses like schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, giving potential new directions to their treatment.
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Hilary J.'s curator insight, February 13, 2014 8:10 PM

The field of research on brain chemistry and mental illness is still young, though the research that has been done is promising. This new field is allowing clinicians to develop different and more effective treatments for several mental illnesses. Specifically, research on childhood anxiety and brain structure has shown that anxiety experienced in childhood may change the way that the amygdala connects to other regions of the brain. The amygdala plays a role in emotion regulation and is considered to be part of the limbic system. This finding can possibly explain how early life stresses contribute to future emotional and behavioral issues. If anxiety can be traced back to childhood, then treatment interventions as an adult may be different then if anxiety wasn't experienced in childhood.
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