01-27-2006, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Brianna
Cliff Arnall, a British psychologist, has pinpointed today, January 24, as the most depressing day of the year (so sayeth the article in Health Magazine anyway. Reasons? Christmas bills are due, low sunlight and busted New Year's resolutions.
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All this time I thought it was serotonin deficiencies.
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In the brainstem, the most primitive part of the brain, lie clusters of serotonin neurons. The nerve fiber terminals of the serotonergic neurons extend all throughout the central nervous system from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord. This neurotransmitter is responsible for controlling fundamental physiological aspects of the body. In the central nervous system (CNS), serotonin has widespread and often profound implications, including a role in sleep, appetite, memory, learning, temperature regulation, mood, sexual behavior, cardiovascular function, muscle contraction, and endocrine regulation. Not only does this bioamine control physiological aspects of the body, but it also has an involvement in behaviors like eating, sleeping and aggression. Serotonin has been noted to produce an inhibitory effect on the nervous system that calms, soothes and generates feelings of general contentment and satiation.
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Flushes meds, I’m cured.
Cliff Arnall, you are a saint.
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