Psicologo per criceti cercasi
Alok Jha
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Guardian
If you have pet hamsters, spare them a thought as the cold days of winter draw in: a study shows that the loveable rodents are just as likely as people to get depressed at this time of year.
Randy Nelson, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State University and leader of the study, found that living through short days from birth made hamsters more anxious and more depressed, and reinforced the idea that people born in winter were more likely to suffer depression.
He presented his results yesterday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
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