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July 2024: Association of Occupational Dysfunction and Hospital Admissions With Different Polygenic Profiles in Bipolar Disorder

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Exploration of Anterior Cingulate GABA Levels and Stress Response in Young Adults with Depression

This chapter delves into a study examining how anterior cingulate GABA levels relate to dysregulated cortisol stress response in young adults with depression. Through fMRI, cortisol level sampling, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, researchers found discrepancies in cortisol response, brain activity, and GABA levels in the anterior cingulate cortex, indicating altered stress processing and brain activity regulation in depressed individuals.

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