People who live in cities are at higher risk for anxiety, mood disorders and schizophrenia, Preussner noted. The brain pathways identified in the team's experiment may have something to do with this. Understanding the basic biological mechanisms could lead to strategies to combat mental health problems among city dwellers in the future.
The fact that 70% of the world's population is projected to live in cities by the year 2050, wrote Caltech neuroscientists Daniel P. Kennedy and Ralph Adolphs in an accompanying article, "highlights the importance of understanding the effects that [urban] living conditions will have on human mental health."
They wrote that an "obvious next step" would be for scientists to try to identify exactly how various aspects of city living -- population density, housing types, social heirarchies -- might change the way brains operate under stress.
They also called on researchers to look at the positive side of city life, noting that studies have shown higher rates of suicide in rural areas than in cities.
People who live in cities are at higher risk for anxiety, mood disorders and schizophrenia, Preussner noted. The brain pathways identified in the team's experiment may have something to do with this. Understanding the basic biological mechanisms could lead to strategies to combat mental health problems among city dwellers in the future.The fact that 70% of the world's population is projected to live in cities by the year 2050, wrote Caltech neuroscientists Daniel P. Kennedy and Ralph Adolphs in an accompanying article, "highlights the importance of understanding the effects that [urban] living conditions will have on human mental health." They wrote that an "obvious next step" would be for scientists to try to identify exactly how various aspects of city living -- population density, housing types, social heirarchies -- might change the way brains operate under stress. They also called on researchers to look at the positive side of city life, noting that studies have shown higher rates of suicide in rural areas than in cities.
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