do you think that peoples brains are wired differently, depending on if they have a mental illness or something like

Question: do you think that peoples brains are wired differently, depending on if they have a mental illness or something like that?
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Asked by katieeh to Melanie on 18 Mar 2011 in Categories: Your Research.
- Melanie Stefan answered on 18 Mar 2011:
  
  Yes, there is some evidence for that. In some conditions, the wiring between the hemispheres is sparser than in most humans, for instance. In other illnesses, the wiring is basically the same, but there are molecular differences in the neurons that make them react differently.

katieeh commented on 18 Mar 2011:

thanks, it is really interesting! 🙂

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Question: do you think that peoples brains are wired differently, depending on if they have a mental illness or something like that?