Causal claim

Reduced Neural Reward Response Depressive Episode

Reduced Neural Reward Response triggers Depressive Episode.

The two move together: more cause, more effect. The map scores it at 0% confidence, weighed from 1 article.

How it works

Blunted neural response to rewards in teens predicts first onset of depression independently of existing symptoms, age, or sex.

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