Well, I'm wondering if uprooting depression completely is a good idea. Does depression have a darwinian advantage?
Will the ever-happy mouse always remain cheerful and lose the fear trait also, and thus not feel shivers running down its spine upon the sight of a cat.
Are there any links between fear and depression? Fear definitely has a well-established darwinian advantage. Have we, as humans, evolved to a stage when fear offers no significant survival advantage?
The idea is good, but seemingly there is a problem in the design of the study. It would have been better if a longer study was planned, by first collecting data of relatively younger individuals (20-30), and then for the same individuals when they reach the bracket of 40-69. This would enable to distinguish between an individual's innate genetic tendency and an acquired genetic tendency (through mutation triggered by x-ray exposure e.g)
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Well, I'm wondering if uprooting depression completely is a good idea. Does depression have a darwinian advantage? Will the ever-happy mouse always remain cheerful and lose the fear trait also, and thus not feel shivers running down its spine upon the sight of a cat. Are there any links between fear and depression? Fear definitely has a well-established darwinian advantage. Have we, as humans, evolved to a stage when fear offers no significant survival advantage?
The idea is good, but seemingly there is a problem in the design of the study. It would have been better if a longer study was planned, by first collecting data of relatively younger individuals (20-30), and then for the same individuals when they reach the bracket of 40-69. This would enable to distinguish between an individual's innate genetic tendency and an acquired genetic tendency (through mutation triggered by x-ray exposure e.g)