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10th Mar 2002

Joe Herbert discusses the Brain, Stress and Depression


Chris Smith

Shibley Rahman

For Brain Awareness Week, the Naked Scientists talk with Professor Joe Herbert about what is depression, what is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), how depression can harm the brain, how disease can affect the brain, including causing memory loss and mood changes, and how we can treat psychological diseases.

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