Dave Munger selects several notable posts each week from psychology and neuroscience. He blogs at Cognitive Daily and has a weekly column on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM.
There was a bumper crop of posts about depression this week. But all of them also give cause for optimism:
- Deep brain stimulation for depressed rats. The Neuroskeptic shows how new research demonstrates how the treatment may work–for both humans and rats.
- A new kind of brain stimulation. Doctor Shock discusses a new, less-invasive technique that might work the same way as deep-brain stimulation to treat depression.
- The upside of depression. Obviously severe depression is bad. But The Psych Student explores how a little depression could actually be a good thing.
One more thing: The Depression Bipolar Support Alliance is sponsoring a video contest, with a prize of $1,000 for the best video. How cool would it be if the winner incorporated some discussion of peer-reviewed research?
