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Could it also be that a slight adjustment in any area indirectly triggers adjustments in areas that are related to depression? It seems like even a small differ
by heurist 12y ago
Could it also be that a slight adjustment in any area indirectly triggers adjustments in areas that are related to depression? It seems like even a small difference in the balance of all the complicated systems in the brain could potentially have a large effect on overall well-being. Placebo might kick it into the right behavior but the small change might be what allows the placebo to work...? Maybe that's all a placebo is in the first place, I'm not well read on that.
- geoelectric 12y agoTotal speculation, but maybe it works similarly to immune response accelerators like interferon--things that unbalance brain chemistry in general generate a compensating response that sometimes ends up correcting the original problem.
- Alex3917 12y ago> Could it also be that a slight adjustment in any area indirectly triggers adjustments in areas that are related to depression? Yes, that's what's happening. Basically any sensory stimulation alleviates depression, including (but not limited to) raising or lowering the levels of pretty much any neurotransmitter.