Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
- Written by Adam Kepecs, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis
Many patients with late-stage cancer slip into a profound apathy as the disease ravages their bodies − and brains.demaerre/iStock via Getty Images PlusA cruel consequence of advanced cancer is the profound apathy many patients experience as they lose interest in once-cherished activities. This symptom is part of a syndrome called cachexia,...