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> if only people stepped out of their darkened homes and artificially lit offices for a few moments every day, and embraced all of that free, natural, nature-gi

by nojs 6y ago

> if only people stepped out of their darkened homes and artificially lit offices for a few moments every day, and embraced all of that free, natural, nature-given sunlight... The article is about implanting a device deep deep in the brain and delivering light pulses, not people “stepping out of their darkened homes”. My uncle has young onset PD and worked outside his entire life.

kwhitefoot 6y ago
The article is also about trans-cranial stimulation with near infra red. Sunlight is rich in near infra red so it sounds quite plausible that it might have some effect if the article is correct about the LED helmet being effective. People interested in red light therapy have already discussed this, see https://redlightman.com/blog/red-light-therapy-vs-sunlight/ https://redlightman.com/blog/red-light-therapy-vs-sunlight/ for instance.
- krageon 6y ago
  > Sunlight is rich in near infra red so it sounds quite plausible [...] Yes, you are correct that it is possible to invent plausible-sounding fables. It's perfectly okay to do so, but it's not germane in a discussion about medicine.