City dwellers at higher risk of psychiatric illnesses than country dwellers: study
City dwellers are at a higher risk of psychiatric illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia than country dwellers, a study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development found.
Comparisons show higher activity levels in city dwellers’ than in country dwellers’ amygdala — a central nucleus in the brain that plays an important role in stress processing and reactions to danger.
Which factors can have a protective influence?
A research team led by psychologist Simone Kühn has…