Posted by lostforwards on December 5, 2004, at 9:30:55
In reply to Re: Do SSRIs make people less caring?, posted by ed_uk on December 5, 2004, at 7:37:33
They generally reduce activity in the frontal lobes while increasing it in the prefrontal area.
I think. The prefrontal lobes are associated with executive function. OCD is related to hyperactivity in the frontal lobes and SSRIs treat it so I'm guessing that lowering activity in the frontal lobes ( except pfc ) is true.I think this might be true also since dopamine and serotonin have a reciprocal balance, and dopamine neurons are present in high numbers in the frontal lobes but serotonin neurons aren't.
Of couse, I dunno how this works. I can tell you one thing, when I read listening to prozac I gasped at the changes in peoples personalities. Were there frontal lobes lighting up or shutting down? Were they happy cause they were number and less concerned? Or were they happy because before they were numb and depressed and while their true personality was hidden?
I read somewhere that the frontal lobes are the seat of our personality.
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