tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375684602371061139.post3068646057698831939..comments2013-10-18T11:54:20.529-07:00Comments on Nathan Explains Science: Feeling Blue? Try a Dose of Blue Light at New ScientistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722092273431720361noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375684602371061139.post-34493513212077996402010-12-07T19:39:57.240-08:002010-12-07T19:39:57.240-08:00More correctly, activating something like Channel ...More correctly, activating something like Channel Rhodopsin will equilibrate salt concentrations across the nerve cell membrane, which results in a smaller (less negative) voltage, the first step of the so called action potentials. They aren't just helping the cells fire, I suspect they are forcing them to fire. That may be all it takes to get the depressed mind going again, or that could be like having hallucinations. Time will tell.Marcus Collinsnoreply@blogger.com