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ipRGC signaling affects both circadian rhythms and mood. This diagram illustrates how the two phenomena can appear correlated while not being causally linked. Circadian oscillators of the brain orchestrate the circadian rhythms of physiology and behavior directly, but mood is affected by a comparison of incidental properties of their output. Abbreviation: ipRGC, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell.
