ELI5: Recently I heard that a new theory about how…
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ELI5: Recently I heard that a new theory about how antidepressants work is that instead of fixing a "chemical inbalence", they actually drastically improve/increase neuroplasticity. How would better neuroplasticity make you less depressed and/or anxious?
Until recently it was believed that anti-depressants dealt with the symptoms of depression by fixing an imbalence of chemicals or hormones in the brain, the idea of "fixing your happy chemicals" or "giving you happy chemicals".
But now apparently there is a theory that what they actually do is improve or increase (I'm not sure of the right term) your neuroplasticity.
If this is true, how is better neuroplasticity what works for depression and anxiety, and how can we use this knowledge to better treat these conditions?
#education
Until recently it was believed that anti-depressants dealt with the symptoms of depression by fixing an imbalence of chemicals or hormones in the brain, the idea of "fixing your happy chemicals" or "giving you happy chemicals".
But now apparently there is a theory that what they actually do is improve or increase (I'm not sure of the right term) your neuroplasticity.
If this is true, how is better neuroplasticity what works for depression and anxiety, and how can we use this knowledge to better treat these conditions?
#education
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