pathological
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It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.
The study appears in Molecular Psychiatry under the title "Defective Hoxb8 microglia are causative for both chronic anxiety and pathological overgrooming in mice."
From Science Daily
Rowan "presents completely differently to Holly" and has pathological demand avoidance which means his "nervous system's response to any demand is to see it as a threat".
From BBC
"We already knew the amygdala was involved in anxiety and fear, but now we've identified a specific population of neurons whose imbalanced activity alone is sufficient to trigger pathological behaviors," explains Lerma.
From Science Daily
"Pathways implicated in addiction also contribute to pathological overeating and obesity," the study says.
From Science Daily
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