Individuals battling major depressive episodes were found to have abnormal visual processing, according to a Finnish study suggesting the altered perception involves changes in the cerebral cortex.

Researchers specialised in psychiatry and psychology at the University of Helsinki investigated the effects of depression on visual perception. The study confirmed that the processing of visual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with visual and/or hearing impairments were at increased risk for cognitive decline and depression, ...

Poor visual acuity, defined as difficulty discerning letters or numbers at a given distance, is associated with depression in middle-aged and older individuals, new research suggests. After multiple ...

If you’ve never experienced clinical depression, it is hard to understand what it is like. Well-intentioned people will say things like, “just think positive,” or “just snap out of it.” Though they ...

Since the 1970s, psychiatrists have often depicted mental disorders as diseases. We’ve all heard the expressions: “Depression is like diabetes.” “Schizophrenia is like cancer.” Many thought that the ...

Information processing by the brain is altered in depressed individuals. A study conducted at the University of Helsinki found that in depressed patients, the processing of visual perceptions is also ...