…and why it’s probably wrong. Ok, the serotonin theory of depression may not be wrong. But it is definitely incomplete. One might ask why we use serotonergic drugs to treat depression if the theory behind it is wrong. A good question, but to this I say: because it worked. This is post four of […]
Yeah, today’s a big day, there’s a LOT I’ve written on depression, but do not fret, we will get through it all!!! You can’t get through a whole day on depression without talking about some serotonin a little! Hang on to your hats: Serotonin Oh yeah, she went there. Photo courtesy of The Loom […]
Welcome to depression post three, part of Back to Basics week at Neurotic Physiology! Previously I covered the symptoms and etiology of depression, and some of the most common antidepressant medications and how they work. Now I’d like to go into some of the research behind it. After all, it’s not like we just grab […]
In my previous depression post, I talked about the symptoms and characterization of depression. In this one, I want to talk about what’s out there to treat it.
Welcome to day 3 of Back of Basics Week! And it’s Wednesday. Hump Day. The boring, most depressing day of the week (except possibly for Monday). What better day to get some basics on depression? So here’s the first one, the first in a trio of posts on clinical depression:
Welcome to part 3 of Sci’s basic posts on Neuroanatomy, part of Back to Basics week! Apparently everyone is very impressed by how hot my brain is (see parts one and two), but unfortunately, we’re almost out of pics. Today we’re covering the rest of the bits of my brain that look really awesome, which […]
Welcome to basics week at Neurotic Physiology! This post covers part two of brain neuroanatomy, using Sci’s OWN BRAIN as reference. Yes, I am awesome. I know. Ok, so I thought I would be able to do this brain stuff in TWO entries, but I think it might have to be three. After all, the […]
As part of my Back to Basics week, one thing you’ll want is an introduction to NEUROANATOMY. The brain ain’t just a pile of unorganized grey matter, no indeed. In fact, it’s really highly organized. Let’s get started. Some of you may recall that I got my brain scanned in an MRI for the sake […]
First in our back to basics series, a very important topic indeed. Neurotransmission is at the basis of everything you read about MRI, neural circuitry, how areas of the brain communicate…basically a LOT of neuroscience requires that you know something about neurotransmission. I suppose I thought for a while that if I was talking about […]
Sci is so excited you guys. I am taking a VACATION. It’s the first time in…more than three years, I think, where I am going someplace I have never been and using the time to do exactly what I want to do. NO WORK will be coming with me. As much as I feel I’ve […]