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Name: Actors Guild of Parkersburg Brings Dickens’ Classic to Life with the Musical “Oliver!”
Start: 2025-05-02T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-02T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Actor’s Guild of Parkersburg

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Before light reaches these rods and cones in the retina, it passes through some specialized cells that send signals to brain areas that affect whether you feel happy or sad.

Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression

By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
Posted on: Friday, December 21, 2018

Research suggests the winter blues are triggered by specialized light-sensing cells in the retina that communicate directly with brain areas involved in mood.

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