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Most research into the causes of depression focus on the limbic system: what the neurons and neurotransmitters inside that part of our brain of are to. However, more and more research is focusing on the endocrine system, and how our hormones contribute to mood shifts. I’ve been reading up on this because, as most of…http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/files/import/imgs/rss.gif