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There exists evidence that depression permanently damages brain functions and lowers IQ. Recovery from depression largely restores cognitive performance, but some deficits remain, possibly especially in verbal performance.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1572949</ref><ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01564.x</ref> Some of this may be caused by permanent shrinkage of the hippocampus, possibly caused by cell death due to stress.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/30/chronic-depression-shrinks-brains-memories-and-emotions</ref> | There exists evidence that depression permanently damages brain functions and lowers IQ. Recovery from depression largely restores cognitive performance, but some deficits remain, possibly especially in verbal performance.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1572949</ref><ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01564.x</ref> Some of this may be caused by permanent shrinkage of the hippocampus, possibly caused by cell death due to stress.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/30/chronic-depression-shrinks-brains-memories-and-emotions</ref> | ||
A simple Darwinian argument could be made that people should feel shitty when they cannot gain access to reproductive opportunities. From a Darwinian perspective, this is the worst place to be in, as one cannot propagate their genes. For this reason, one would expect negative emotions like depression to have evolved that disincentivize men from accepting their inceldom. The explanation is simple: Individuals with a mutation to embrace their inceldom were outreproduced by those who didn't, in fact they did not reproduce at all. | A simple Darwinian argument could be made that people should feel shitty when they cannot gain access to reproductive opportunities. From a Darwinian perspective, this is the worst place to be in, as one cannot propagate their genes. For this reason, one would expect negative emotions like depression to have evolved that disincentivize men from accepting their inceldom. The explanation is simple: Individuals with a mutation to embrace their inceldom were outreproduced by those who didn't, in fact they did not reproduce at all. This does not necessarily mean people's mood is expected to be in proportion to their reproductive success (it isn't), but it is in proportion to other heuristic conditions that have evolved to incentivize reproduction (status, orgasms, warm body contact, socializing etc.). | ||
== Erectile dysfuction == | == Erectile dysfuction == | ||