Health

Mon Sep 26

The emotion centre is the oldest part of the human brain: why is mood so important?

Written by Genevieve Rayner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Our mood is a transient frame of mind that influences how we think and view the world. David Schap/Unsplash, CC BY

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