Symptoms to Circuits in Mood Disorders

This clip, from NEI's Stahl's Essential Videos, covers how the symptoms of mood disorders can be mapped onto brain circuits. Access the full video collection here: https://nei.global/epvideo Each of the nine symptoms listed for the diagnosis of a major depressive episode can be mapped onto brain circuits whose inefficient information processing theoretically mediates these symptoms. Each of the symptoms listed for the diagnosis of a manic episode can similarly be mapped onto some of these same but also some different brain circuits. Each node in the networks regulating psychiatric symptoms has neurotransmitters distributed to it in a unique if partially overlapping pattern that regulates each specific hypothetically malfunctioning brain region. Targeting each region with drugs that act on the relevant neurotransmitters that regulate those brain regions potentially leads to reduction of each individual symptom. 🧠💡 Struggling to grasp complex psychopharmacologic concepts? Unlock the Power of Visual Learning with NEI's Stahl's Essential Videos! These videos are an NEI Membership feature designed to help you master the fundamentals of psychopharmacology! Learn more at https://nei.global/epvideos Start your learning journey by creating a free NEI Guest account here https://nei.global/createaccount Follow us on Facebook: https://nei.global/facebook Follow us on LinkedIn: https://nei.global/linkedin Follow us on X: https://nei.global/twitter Follow us on Instagram: https://nei.global/instagram 🎙 Listen to NEI Podcast: https://nei.global/podcast Copyright © Neuroscience Education Institute. All rights reserved.