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September 7, 2011 07:54 pm GMT

If Youre Feeling S.A.D. Try A Valkee " Special Offer For TC Readers

valkeerectBack in January we noticed a clever little device which claimed to ease seasonal depression - sometimes known as Seasonal Affected Disorder or SAD. The Finnish Valkee is an awesome Sci-Fi style device which literally shines light into your ear canals. Your wear it like a set of headphones on a music player. Since then however, they've now been backed up by scientific proof that the brain is actually photosensitive [PDF of research]. The research shows that the brain gets more stimulation from light delivered through our ears than light delivered through our eyes.

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