Jan
16
When anticipating pain, the brains of people with depression kick into overdrive and hinder their ability to handle hurt, a new study shows. Brain imaging also reveals that during the painful experience, activity then decreases in other areas, including those regions that handle pain modulation.
“The anticipatory brain response may indicate hypervigilance to impending threat, which may lead to increased helplessness and maladaptative
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