Toward a new understanding of mental illness - Thomas Insel
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Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a crucial reframing. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
What is the difference in brain wiring between a disorder like schizophrenia and a disorder like Hungtington’s?
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