“Not getting enough sensory input” as a causal theory of depression. Anosmia as an example. By @slatestarcodex
A priori this seems unlikely, but it fits a lot of my personal experience, particularly with seasonal affective disorderhttps://slatestarcodex.com/2020/04/17/depression-the-olfactory-perspective/ …
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I’ve considered several experiments to test the hypothesis, and develop potential treatments. Unfortunately these would mostly require proper clinical trials. One is to use low doses of eye-dilating drugs to just get more light in. I’d give that an even chance of working.
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Note that round warehouse LED lights like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CYNN49H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 … are silent and have somewhat wider beams.
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That looks very good!
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Really excellent write up. Any research on what wavelengths are most effective for SAD? LEDs with small fwhm are startlingly efficient while “white” is either a blended balanced mix of 3 LEDs, or a wasteful secondary phosphor at work.
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I haven’t reviewed the literature in a few years. When I last checked, there as weak evidence that sky-blue light is what matters. Unfortunately most “white” LEDs produce a lot of deep-blue (which is possibly harmful) and not much sky-blue.
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In the unlikely case you haven't read it yet: another instance of treating SAD with "fiat lux!", used as an illustrative case in teaching metasystematicity:https://equilibriabook.com/an-equilibrium-of-no-free-energy/ …
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Yes… his first public mention of this was about three months after my first post on it :)
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What is your course of symptoms when experiencing SAD?
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Wut? How many lux are your lamps? You can get very bright lights on Amazon.
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That post has details.
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