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Feb 2024
46m 53s

Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is depression? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind major depression, its treatments, and the factors that contribute to this pervasive condition with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD. 
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