In other words, depression seems to induce a dysfunction of the amygdala circuits involved in encoding environmental stimuli, and this in turn further encourages the negative valence bias typical ...

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Institut Pasteur. "Depression: Dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala may be behind negative perceptions of the environment." ScienceDaily.

One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this "negativity ...