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

A new study reveals that people suffering from depression are characterized by an extreme synchronicity of brain regions that could indicate stymied, inflexible brains. Plus, Sharon Begley and Richard J. Davidson on the new science of feelings.

Published Feb. 21 2012 11:17AM EST

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A study published today in PLoS provides surprising new insight into what happens in depressed brains.

In people with depression, brain regions appear to be overly connected to one another, says the study, which comes out of UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

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

A new study reveals that people suffering from depression are characterized by an extreme synchronicity of brain regions that could indicate stymied, inflexible brains. Plus, Sharon Begley and Richard J. Davidson on the new science of feelings.

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