Serotonin makes colors and images dull and boring

[serotoninskeptic]

The 5HT2A Serotonin receptor reduces visual transmission, taking the life and shine out of everything you see

For a newborn every color and shape shines and glows, for an old person it's all a gray blur

[Ecstatic_Hamster]

you have such amazing contributions here. It would be absolutely so helpful if you could kindly post the URL of your cite here. My apologies if you did but I can't find it.

[serotoninskeptic]

@Ecstatic_Hamster No problem! Here is the source https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-51861-1

[Ecstatic_Hamster]

@Sugarnotsnow coolio, thanks

[secondkelping]

@Sugarnotsnow I experienced this in a way that was super noticeable once. I worked at a coffee shop at the time, and I showed up tired and depressed and the colors just looked super off, like almost grayed out for everything that I was looking at.

I drank a iced coffee w/ milk and sugar, and it was like the colors turned on all at once. One of my most memorable moments years before peating that I recall distinctly. Night and day difference in the saturation of the colors around me before and after having a super peaty drink.

[Ecstatic_Hamster]

@secondkelping amazing. I have never experienced anything that stark in contrasts, but the world sometimes seems gray, doesn't it.

[BioEclectic]

@secondkelping
The same happened to me once. We had major projects going on at the job so i showed up tired and de-energized for work one day. Had a Coke and everything came to life quickly. Visual acuity and sharpness were the most noticeable improvements.

I had two visitors that week who were present when it happened, trainers etc, and for the rest of the week they showed up with Cokes instead of coffee.