The Asian Age

Brain pattern behind bad mood found

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Cell, ● recorded brain activity for a week or more in human volunteers and linked their day- to- day mood swings to specific patterns of brain activity.

The researcher­s recruited 21 patient volunteers with epilepsy who had had 40 to 70 electrodes implanted on the brain's surface and in deeper structures of the brain as part of standard preparatio­n for surgery to remove seizure- causing brain tissue.

They recorded a wide range of brain activity in these patients over the course of seven to 10 days, focusing on deep brain structures.

Researcher­s from University of California identified a common pattern of brain activity that may be behind those feelings of low mood, particular­ly in people who have a tendency towards anxiety

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