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The science behind how sickness shapes your mood | Keely Muscatell

The science behind how sickness shapes your mood | Keely Muscatell

FromTED Health


The science behind how sickness shapes your mood | Keely Muscatell

FromTED Health

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Your immune system is more socially aware than you think, says social neuroscientist and psychology professor Keely Muscatell. Investigating the interconnectedness of your mood and your inflammatory system, she offers an evolutionary reason as to why being sick may make you feel depressed — and vice versa.
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From way-new medical breakthroughs to smart daily health habits, doctors and researchers share their discoveries about medicine and well-being onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.