Posted by linkadge on November 30, 2004, at 16:25:59
In reply to Re: MIND guide to Electroconvulsive therapy » linkadge, posted by Iansf on November 30, 2004, at 16:17:18
Basicacally it is a fairly advanced neurosurgery where they sever some of the connections between the caudate and the amygdala etc.
These certain parts of the brain are overactive in depression, and tame down in most people when AD's are taken. Contrary to popular belief, depression isn't because something isn't happening in the brain, but rather because too much is happening in certain areas.
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