Posted by SLS on August 13, 2006, at 5:54:53
In reply to Re: Is Kramer right?, posted by SLS on August 13, 2006, at 5:33:45
> > Fortunately, I see that there is going to be a lot of overlap in such research. For instance, parkinsons and alzheimers are two other diseases involving brain cell loss and atrophy.
> I still like to think that the atrophy is due to the disuse of neurons not being called upon because of dysregulation and that any cell loss might be due to reactions secondary to the stresses placed upon the system.I forgot to say that the reason I like to think of depression this way is that this model renders the atrophy and cell loss as being secondary processes and reversible upon successful treatment. They are not the primary disease process and are not necessary to precipitate the illness. I could be wrong, but this is the way things make sense to me right now.
- Scott
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