The Complexity of the System

Jister: What we're trying to do is actually build in the strengthening of the underlying system. So you go to the everglades in florida, and you make them healthier. This is like boosting the mangroves. And if you apply that same model to the brain, that's really what we're Trying to get to right now with our own work. We're not just trying to remove negative emotion. But we want to give them the tools of resiliency to deal with the stress of this world. They're depressed for a reason, and it's not because of their brain. Depression is clearly a brain disorder. But it's because of what's happened to