December 17, 2014
Blurb
Michael Terman, Ph.D., a professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University and the coauthor of Reset Your Inner Clock, explains how the lack of light may give you the blues.
1. LIGHT SPARKS ACTIVITY
Most mornings, sunlight shining through your eyelids activates the millions of light-receptor cells in your retinas. Among them are a special kind called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, or ipRGCs. These help set off a neurochemical cascade that gives your brain a morning jolt.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/health/winter-days-mood
1. LIGHT SPARKS ACTIVITY
Most mornings, sunlight shining through your eyelids activates the millions of light-receptor cells in your retinas. Among them are a special kind called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, or ipRGCs. These help set off a neurochemical cascade that gives your brain a morning jolt.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/health/winter-days-mood