BACKGROUND Despite evidence that bright light can improve mood, the neurobiology remains poorly understood. Some evidence implicates the catecholamines. In the present study, we measured the effects of transiently decreasing dopamine (DA) synthesis on mood and motivational states in healthy women with mild seasonal mood changes who were tested in either bright or dim light. METHODS On 2 test ...

Bipolar disorder is a brain illness that causes mood, energy, and ability to function variations. patients have extreme emotional states often occur over period of days weeks, referred as mood episodes. Manic/hypomanic (abnormally cheerful or angry mood) depressed (sad episodes are classified. People with bipolar frequently periods neutral mood. can live long productive lives if they treated. T...

In order to investigate the utility of earliest childhood memories (EMs) in clinical assessment, this study investigated the value of EMs in predicting naturally occurring depressive mood states. Of interest were those features of EMs that discriminate depressed from nondepressed individuals. Subjects were 212 undergraduate volunteers who completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Profile of ...

BACKGROUND There is relatively little research on affective influences on physician behaviour, especially on prescribing and referrals. Affects include transitory moods and lasting emotions. OBJECTIVES We explored physician perceptions of the impact of four mood states on perceived rates of five behaviours: talking with patients, prescribing medications and referrals for laboratory tests, dia...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the acute or immediate effects of walking exercise and yoga on mood in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Such an examination is important for identifying an exercise modality for inclusion in exercise-training interventions that yields mood benefits in MS. We examined the effects of single bouts of treadmill walking and yoga compared with a quiet, seated-rest...

Thermal comfort has an important role in human life, considering that people spend most of their lives indoor environments. However, the necessity ensuring thermal these presents problem, calculating accurately. The assessment always been problematic, from past to present, and studies conducted this field have indicated there is a gap between sensation. Although recent shown effort take psychol...