With the Changing of the Seasons: Dopamine and Mood Cycles

Winter blues, spring fever–most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. According to a new study, the cause might be the seasons tinkering with the chemicals in our brain. As reported in the November 3 Journal of Neuroscience , researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health found evidence of seasonal differences in dopamine–a chemical messenger involved in motivation, pleasure, movement and learning.

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With the Changing of the Seasons: Dopamine and Mood Cycles