Circuits regulating pleasure and happiness in major depression; Medical Hypotheses; Vol. 87

Circuits regulating pleasure and happiness in major depression; Medical Hypotheses; Vol. 87

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Parent link:Medical Hypotheses.— , 1975-
Vol. 87.— 2016.— [P. 14–21]
Main Author: Loonen A. J. M.
Corporate Author: Национальный исследовательский Томский политехнический университет Институт неразрушающего контроля Кафедра экологии и безопасности жизнедеятельности
Other Authors: Ivanova S. A. Svetlana Aleksandrovna
Summary:Title screen
The introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has gradually changed the borders of the major depression disease class. Anhedonia was considered a cardinal symptom of endogenous depression, but the potential of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat anxiety disorders has increased the relevance of stress-induced morbidity. This shift has led to an important heterogeneity of current major depressive disorder. The complexity can be disentangled by postulating the existence of two different but mutually interacting neuronal circuits regulating the intensity of anhedonia (lack of pleasure) and dysphoria (lack of happiness). These circuits are functionally dominated by partly closed limbic (regulating misery-fleeing behaviour) and extrapyramidal (regulating reward-seeking behaviour) cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuits. The re-entry circuits include the shell and core parts of the accumbens nucleus, respectively. Pleasure can be considered to result from finding relief from the hypermotivation to exhibit rewarding behaviour, and happiness from finding relief from negative or conflicting circumstances. Hyperactivity of the extrapyramidal CSTC circuit results in craving, whereas hyperactivity of the limbic system results in dysphoria.
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Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
электронный ресурс
труды учёных ТПУ
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2015.12.013
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
KOHA link:https://koha.lib.tpu.ru/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=648024

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