A new study explains the reason behind the emotional “blunting” that affects around half of people who take SSRIs, a family of common antidepressant medications. The research shows that the drugs impact reinforcement learning, a crucial behavioral process that enables us to learn from our surroundings.
Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around half of users to feel emotionally ‘blunted’. In a study published today, they show that the drugs affect reinforcement learning, an important behavioral process that allows us to learn from our environment.
According to the NHS, more than 8.3 million patients in England received an antidepressant …
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