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Mental health and your brain: What happens when it goes wrong
In the UK, one in four people experience a mental health problem each year. The reality of living with common problems like depression and anxiety is increasingly well-known.
But how much do you actually know about what’s going on in your brain when your mental health suffers?
Neuroscientist Dean Burnett, author of the new book Psycho-logical, tells us all about it on this episode of the Science Focus Podcast.
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- Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns
- How virtual reality is helping patients with phobias, anxiety disorders and more
- Elisa Raffaella Ferrè: What happens to the brain in space?
- Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?
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