Existing mood-altering drugs, especially those used recreationally rather than clinically, are often accused of killing brain cells.
For a prophylactic effect of existing mood-stabilizing drugs a concept of 'predominant polarity' (manic or depressive) can be adopted [ 12].
Results confirmed that the effect of emotion inductions on creativity depended on pre-existing mood.
Second, evidence suggests that people with family histories or pre-existing mood disorders like anxiety and depression should avoid all psychotropics.
Antipsychotic medications can be used during HCV therapy to stabilize pre-existing mood or psychotic disorders in patients or to treat IFNα-induced mood or psychotic symptoms secondary.
This is consistent with equivalent observation in humans, where antidepressants will induce a more potent effect in those with a pre-existing mood imbalance and little effect in individuals who are known to be well.
Co-activations of these two regions has been a consistent finding in existing emotion-mood induction experiments [28] and fits well with the idea that both structures represent major nodes of a cortical network for interoceptive awareness and feeling states [6], [29], [30].
No study to date, however, has attempted to determine whether the influence of momentary emotions on creativity depends on pre-existing moods.
