What is Depression?
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What is Depression?

Have you ever had a period of time where you are constantly sad and experienced a loss of energy, interest, and appetite? Then you probably have a common mental illness called depression. In recent years, depression has become one of the main worldwide concerns of people’s health. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression is affecting 40 million adults…
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Smell, Memories, and Emotions – the Proust Effect
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Smell, Memories, and Emotions – the Proust Effect

You catch a whiff of freshly-baked banana bread, and suddenly you are on the porch of your grandmother’s summer house, looking for dragonflies in the evening heat. Or perhaps a vendor full of mint-chocolate goodness throws you back into the anxiety of your finals when you try to chew your troubles away. In any case, what you experience is a neuroscience phenomenon known as the Proust effect - named…
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