The world looks different if you're depressed
source: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427365.000-the-world-looks-different-if-youre-depres...
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DEPRESSION really does change the way you see the world. People with the condition find it easy to interpret large images or scenes, but struggle to "spot the difference" in fine detail. The finding hints at visual training as a possible treatment.
Depressed people have a shortage of a neurotransmitter called GABA; this has also been linked to a visual skill called spatial suppression, which helps us suppress details surrounding the object our eyes are focused on - enabling us to pick out a snake in fallen leaves, for instance...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427365.000-the-world-looks-different-if-...
Depressed people have a shortage of a neurotransmitter called GABA; this has also been linked to a visual skill called spatial suppression, which helps us suppress details surrounding the object our eyes are focused on - enabling us to pick out a snake in fallen leaves, for instance...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427365.000-the-world-looks-different-if-...
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sugarlilly
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i've been clinically depressed and i will say, it feels like you're hiding under an umbrella through life.
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sugarlilly
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endovenoso
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to me this explains a lot about impressionist paintings
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endovenoso
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SamInWonderland
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That's actually extremely accurate. I read something similar, but it involved the application of drugs..
- 2 years ago
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SamInWonderland
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tangibleparadox
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very interesting study.
- 2 years ago
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tangibleparadox
