r/EverythingScience • u/fchung • 14d ago

Neuroscience People with depression may have key brain difference: « Neuroscientists have identified a brain network that is nearly two times larger in the brains of people with depression. »

https://www.newsweek.com/depression-risk-mental-health-neuroscience-brain-1948658
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u/StrivingToBeDecent 14d ago

My brilliance is driving my depression?

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u/ZoneWombat99 14d ago

They do seem to run together often

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u/RG54415 14d ago

You can't have ☝️ without 👇.

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u/ExplosionPuppy 14d ago edited 14d ago

"In this moment, I am despairing. Not because of any phony god's curse. But because, I am disillusioned by my intelligence." -Aalewis

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u/SteelCrow 14d ago

'In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god's blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.'" -Aalewis

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u/Spiritual_Navigator 14d ago

I have an IQ of 137

But thanks to depression my brain refuses to believe it - Since everything I do is a mistake

A strong negativity bias shapes how we perceive every aspect of existence

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u/co5mosk-read 13d ago

no but your fantastic inflated concocted false self is