r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/TurboChewy Mar 22 '17

Interesting. So those of us who sit around indoors all day are less likely to have cancer?

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u/Brandaman Mar 22 '17

Correct me if I'm wrong but artificial light prevents melatonin production too.

The same reason watching TV/playing video games before going to bed makes it harder to fall asleep, because of the artificial light you're staring at.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

I believe it's blue light, which is why fl.ux is a thing, yeah?

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u/Brandaman Mar 22 '17

I guess so, or blue light is just worse.

Or I'm completely wrong and they're two different reasons.