Depression is so grey
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Andy Rice
Andy RiceAndy Rice is a founding partner of Yellowwood Future Architects, a marketing strategy consultancy. In his other lives, he is the southern hemisphere's only supporter of Cambridge United Football Club, and was once upon a time the South African National Spoofing Champion. He has played football at Wembley and cricket at Lord's within the same weekend, but troubled the scorer on neither occasion. Things could only go up from here.
- 21 Jul 2010 12:33 (South Africa)
Scientists at the University of Freiburg in Germany have found that people suffering from depression are less able to perceive visual contrast. Scientists conducted a test on people's retinas, which found that depressed people showed less "contrast gain", meaning their world is just a little bit more grey than that of non-depressed people, literally. Read more: The Independent
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Andy Rice
Andy Rice
Andy Rice is a founding partner of Yellowwood Future Architects, a marketing strategy consultancy. In his other lives, he is the southern hemisphere's only supporter of Cambridge United Football Club, and was once upon a time the South African National Spoofing Champion. He has played football at Wembley and cricket at Lord's within the same weekend, but troubled the scorer on neither occasion. Things could only go up from here.