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Assertion: There is a scientific explanation for the feeling of depression.

Reason: In people who are depressed, the mood-regulating neurotransmitters fail to function normally, so that the signal is either depleted or disrupted before passing to the next nerve cell. In all depressions, it is likely that the transmission of serotonin is reduced or disrupted.

Choose the correct options.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct
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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry signals from one part of the brain to the next. There are many neurotransmitters, serving different purposes, however, three important ones that affect a person's mood are serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine.

In normal brain function, neurotransmitters jump from one nerve cell to the next, with the signal being as strong in the second and subsequent cells as it was in the first. However, in people who are depressed, the mood-regulating neurotransmitters fail to function normally, so that the signal is either depleted or disrupted before passing to the next nerve cell.

In all depressions, it is likely that the transmission of serotonin is reduced or disrupted.

Hence, option A is correct.

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