In the UK, one in four people experience a mental health problem each year. The reality of living with common problems like depression and anxiety is increasingly well-known.

But how much do you actually know about what’s going on in your brain when your mental health suffers?

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett, author of the new book Psycho-logical, tells us all about it on this episode of the Science Focus Podcast.

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Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:

Dean Burnett: What’s going on in the teenage brain?

The neuroscience of happiness – Dean Burnett

Prof John Drury: The psychology of lockdowns

How virtual reality is helping patients with phobias, anxiety disorders and more

Elisa Raffaella Ferrè: What happens to the brain in space?

Dr Guy Leschziner: What is your brain doing while you sleep?

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