This May 27, 2014 article on the News Medical website talks about research that shows a possible link between blood flow and the risk of mental illness the flow differs between men and women near puberty, and researchers find that the CBF is something that seems to impact part of the brain that are thought to factor into disorders such as depression or anxiety and possibly explains why there is a difference in the frequency of the risk for these disorders between men and women.
An Animation made from the MRV (Magnetic Resonance Venogram) Of My Cerebral Veins (Photo credit: Reigh LeBlanc)
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