Word: melatonin
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...theory is that the light that is transmitted back through the retina causes the production of melatonin," says Catlin. "There is some feeling, although it is not proven, that melatonin can sometimes counteract depression...
...reduction in light, then, leads to a decrease in melatonin production and possibly and increase in depression...
...Performance tests are a math arithmetic test, at least once an hour...Most subjects, we collect urine samples from. We tested for blood levels of cortisol and melatonin...during a constant routine we take blood more than once an hour," he says...
...There are a lot of things other than melanin or melatonin that are crucial [to intelligence]," he said. "Especially one's environment, which [the letter] points...
...joke," she explained. "Because when you hear that bass drum ... it creates a melatonin increase surge, causing it to be released in the body, induces the opiate system -- the endorphin and enkephalin system -- and gives you a sense of well-being." From the audience, Skolnick says, "there was not a single murmur of dissent...