Science Saturdays

Escitalopram, an antidepressant, was given to healthy individuals to see how the drug impacted learning, motivation, and the desire to seek rewards.  Learn from Dr. Christelle Langley, a neuroscientist from the University of Cambridge in London, as she explains the results.  The study findings may surprise you, but also may shed a bit of light on why a lack of motivation or even seeking rewards might be contributed to the drug itself. To read the full study, please visit Chronic escitalopram in healthy volunteers

Learn from epidemiologist, Dr. Matt Thiese, how beneficial moving your body really is.  Dr. Thiese has studied physical fitness and mental health for over 20 years.  He shares how a growing body of research not only shows how exercise is immensely helpful with depression, but also does far more for your brain than researchers ever understood.  Gain insight into what kind of exercise, how much (it is surprisingly less than you might think) and how often.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Dory Walker about emotions, feelings and moods. It turns out, it is really important to become aware of them. When you understand your emotions and what you are feeling, you can challenge or change those emotions through the power of your thoughts.  You also learn that have a lot of control over your moods.  Learn this and more on today's Science Saturday.

Learn from expert Dr. Dory Walker about how you can approach someone you've noticed isn't doing well.  What do you say? How do you say it?  And, is it even worth it?  

In an interview with psychologist Dr. Molly Brady, she shares that depression can be successfully helped by learning how to think in new ways.  Brain imaging scans have shown just how successful this works.  Listen to this powerful snippet from the full interview, "What is Depression and can it be helped?"

Learn from psychologist Dr. Molly Brady about what is depression and what does the research show in terms of effectively reducing this pervasive and sometimes debilitating condition.  You'll learn that you can greatly reduce depression by learning skills and strategies to help you quickly and with future events that life may throw your way.