I wonder why the brain would need more fluidity at the temperature of 37oC when all normal SFAs are liquid. Perhaps there is some signaling function of DHA in the brain?
Interesting reading about how exposure to artificial light affects obesity, diabetes, hypertension, depression, MS and more. at the following URL:
http://photoperiodeffect.com/
Also taken from Wikipedia:
SOURCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkness_therapy
QUOTE: But there are other, less transcendental, reasons for the impact of darkness therapy. In the biochemistry of the brain, the neurotransmitter, serotonin, is produced by the body in reaction to light, and enables us to inhabit normal waking consciousness - to see "reality" as it is normally experienced. In darkness, however, melatonin is produced instead and is then converted into pinoline, which is involved in dreaming and new states of consciousness, so that we see reality in a wholly uncommon way.
Once pinoline is released into the brain, the production of another biochemical, DMT, is stimulated. DMT represents the body's natural ability to create any reality we choose and, interestingly, is also one of the main active ingredients within many psychotropic plants, and is present in some versions of the visionary Amazonian brew, ayahuasca, which is believed to create telepathic states among those who take it, as well as communion with the spirits of the dead. Simply being in darkness, therefore, will lead naturally to a new sense of reality. (Edit: It should be stated that there is no proof that endogenous DMT reaches the relevant receptors in the brain, even if it is a plausible theory. See Strassman , DMT: The Spirit Molecule) UNQUOTE. |
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