Recent studies using brain scans have found that the areas of the brain
associated with mood, conscious thought, and concentration are
hyperconnected in people with depression. The research seems to find an
explanation for the problems with anxiety, focus, and memory that are
frequently seen in patients with depression.
One study comes from Andrew Leuchter, a psychiatrist at the
University of California, Los Angeles, and his colleagues. They analyzed
the brain activity of patients with depression. Using functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRIs) and electroencephalography (EEGs),
they measured the amount of activity in the limbic and cortical areas of
the brain, which are responsible for processing emotions. PLoS One. cont.
