Suffering From Intense Winter Blues? Blame It On The Brain Circuit

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Winter can cause severe depression in some people (Credit: KRiemer/Pixabay/CCO)

Many of us experience mood shifts during the colder, shorter, and gloomier winter days. However, for those diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), winter blues take on a whole new meaning. While mental health professionals have attributed the symptoms of SAD, which include depression and a feeling of hopelessness, to the lack of sunlight, no one was sure how the brain made the connection. Now, some researchers have found the culprit – a brain circuit which connects special light-sensing cells in the retina with the areas of the brain that impact our moods.

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  • typarmesean
    typarmesean7년 이하
    Temperatures are already in the negatives where i am!
    • welp7년 이하
      i just wanted to post a comment, but feel bad for the other people
      • i feel bad7년 이하
        I feel bad for the people of the Seasonal Affective Disorder, because when you get rid of the words except for the starters, it spells out SAD, I wish they are not actually sad though, because that is just terrible Grade 7
      • cutiepie906
        cutiepie9067년 이하
        I think this article was interesting to me
        • the opra 7년 이하
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          • Hello7년 이하
            Had to use this for current event it was very useful.
            • marshmallomoose
              marshmallomoose7년 이하
              This is so cool! I feel really bad for the people who are suffering from the disorder.... Happt Winter!!! :)
              • ERUPTION 7년 이하
                Great for current events
                • kikachu7년 이하
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                  • fly0529l
                    fly0529l7년 이하
                    I think i have this :(

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