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Images of brains with major depressive disorder can be found online. These images may show slow brainwave activity, which is often present in persons with depression.1 This decrease in brain activity causes poor concentration and a lack of energy.2

Fast Facts:

  • Women have depression twice as much as men.2
  • Depression in linked to abnormalities in brain structure and function.2
  • Depression is linked to the neurotransmitter, serotonin.3


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Research Notes References

  1. Center for Brain training: Depression
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Georgia Pain and Behavioral Medicine: Depressive Disorder
  3. Davidson College Serotonin Nerve Pathways in the Brain | 5-HTT: The Gene for Susceptibility to Depression?

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