Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism
Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 17:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negative moods that lead them to focus on the possible downside of a given situation more than the potential benefit. MIT neuroscientists have now pinpointed a brain region that can generate this type of pessimistic mood. In tests in animals, they showed that stimulating […]