A study found that depressed people showed an increased response to facial expressions of fear and a decreased response to happy expressions.

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This is a well-established finding in the research on depression. Depressed individuals tend to have greater activation in the amygdala (the brain region associated with processing fear) in response to fearful faces, and less activation in response to happy faces.

A Study Found That Depressed People Showed an Increased Response