The evolutionary basis for mania and bipolar disorder

What is the evolutionary basis for mania? Is the prevalence of hypomania in North America higher than anywhere else in the world because it had the highest concentration of recent immigrants? In this clip, Peter Attia, M.D. and Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D. discuss mania and bipolar disorder, what it is, and theorize what the evolutionary basis for the disorder may be. Watch the full episode and view episode show notes: https://bit.ly/3Kt1fTT Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://bit.ly/4c602k2 -------- About: The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly, ultra-deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing health, longevity, critical thinking…and a few other things. With over 35 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more. Peter is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan (delay the onset of chronic disease), while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life). Learn more: https://bit.ly/3rC4fo9 Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: https://bit.ly/32kgNYU Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://bit.ly/3FHWwtP Connect with Peter on: Facebook: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDTW Instagram: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDIG Subscribe to The Drive: Apple Podcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveApplePodcasts Overcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveOvercast Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheDriveSpotify Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TheDriveGoogle