Why Depressed Mood is Adaptive: A Numerical Proof of Principle for an Evolutionary Systems Theory of Depression

Why Depressed Mood is Adaptive: A Numerical Proof of Principle for an Evolutionary Systems Theory of Depression

We provide a proof of principle for an evolutionary systems theory (EST) of depression. This theory suggests that normative depressive symptoms counter socioenvironmental volatility by increasing interpersonal support via social signalling and that this response depends upon the encoding of uncertai...

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Main Authors: Axel Constant, Casper Hesp, Christopher G. Davey, Karl J. Friston, Paul B. Badcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2021-06-01
Series:Computational Psychiatry
Subjects:
depression
anhedonia
social withdrawal
active inference
adaptive prior
computational phenotyping
evolutionary systems theory
simulation study
social risk hypothesis
two-arm bandit
Online Access:https://cpsyjournal.org/articles/70

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