# The science behind how sickness shapes your mood

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxReno
- Speaker: Keely Muscatell
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/keely_muscatell_the_science_behind_how_sickness_shapes_your_mood)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Your immune system is more socially aware than you think, says social neuroscientist and psychology professor Keely Muscatell. Investigating the interconnectedness of your mood and your inflammatory system, she offers an evolutionary reason as to why being sick may make you feel depressed — and vice versa.

## Lectures

1. [The science behind how sickness shapes your mood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/keely_muscatell_the_science_behind_how_sickness_shapes_your_mood/bf6c2f451013), 14 min (TED's player)