Why OCD Gets Worse Over Time | Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB Neuroscience
Why OCD Gets Worse Over Time — The Neural Architecture of Compulsive Escalation OCD gets worse over time because the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical loop physically rewires each time a compulsion fires. The circuit follows Hebbian logic — neurons that fire together wire together — and the repetition shifts compulsions from anxiety-driven decisions in the ventral striatum to automatic motor programs in the dorsal striatum. The loop becomes harder to interrupt because it has become more efficient. ...
