Found: a brain-wiring pattern linked to depression (www.nature.com)
from similideano@sopuli.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 07 Sep 03:26
https://sopuli.xyz/post/16751105

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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 04:16 next collapse

Neither the article nor the original paper spell this out explicitly, but I assume the link to depression has as much to do with the way the salience network expansion comes at the expense of other networks (like the cingulo-opercular and frontoparietal) as with the salience network itself. Like, you have a heightened awareness of what’s happening around you, but a reduced sense of agency or ability to react.

MossyFeathers@pawb.social on 07 Sep 06:40 next collapse

Like, you have a heightened awareness of what’s happening around you, but a reduced sense of agency or ability to react.

Holy shit this is exactly how I feel a lot of the time. Your sense of agency refers to your percieved ability to alter the outcome of an event, yes?

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 06:50 collapse

Yeah, pretty much.

astrsk@fedia.io on 07 Sep 10:27 collapse

Well fuck.

reddig33@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 20:28 next collapse

So is the brain rewiring at some point? Or does it get damaged? Or is it prewired and then turns on at some point? Depression is a disease, but people usually aren’t born depressed.

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 21:09 collapse

The paper says it’s a persistent part of the brain’s development. It’s not a symptom of depression, it’s a heritable trait found in people prone to depression.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Sep 01:33 collapse

Diego Pizzagalli

What a name.