lectureMIT OpenCourseWare
Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)
Stanford · 14 recommenders · 12 months
Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky lectures on depression as a real biological disease. He covers its biological and psychological causes, how it differs from ordinary sadness, and ideas such as learned helplessness. He ties these together into one account.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN returns to it repeatedly as the best single introduction to understanding clinical depression.
Mental health & neurodiversityNeuroscience & the brainUniversity lectures & courses#sapolsky#depression#neuroscience#learned helplessness#mental health
“This is the quintessential video for understanding clinical depression.”
View the original HN discussion
