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Several brain-imaging studies found that people with long-term work-related burnout showed differences in brain structure and function compared with matched healthy adults. In groups where participants had worked more than about 60–70 hours per week for several years, researchers reported larger amygdala size, thinner medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) tissue, weaker…
Researchers tested a new task that measures how people feel they caused rewards or losses. They studied 52 healthy adults and 20 adults with depression or anxiety in person, and 254 people online. Healthy people felt more personal control after wins than after losses. People with depression or anxiety showed…
