These desktop lamps beam near-infrared light, in a bid to improve your mood
As humans spend increasing amounts of time indoors, we lose access to the sun’s natural benefits. Recognition of season affective disorder has grown accordingly. While the actual occurrence of the condition is low (around 5% — or 10 million or so Americans), it’s led to increasing awareness of the sun’s impact on the production of serotonin in the brain — and its resulting impact on the human body.