anhedonia

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The team is now working with geneticists to pinpoint genes that may contribute to musical anhedonia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

"Investigating these circuits could pave the way for new research on individual differences and reward-related disorders such as anhedonia, addiction, or eating disorders."

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

Depression also comes with anhedonia, or the inability to experience pleasure in activities or social situations that were once enjoyable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“My biggest symptom after that was extreme anhedonia, like a feeling of not being myself or getting pleasure from anything — almost not feeling human,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

The state of anhedonia, if I may coin a new word to pair off with analgesia," he writes, "has been very little studied, but it exists.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William