In one study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology last year, Dr. Micklewright and his team examined how the color of the imagery participants viewed while cycling would affect their mood and perceived feelings of exertion.
While this study may be the first to suggest that a personality trait may influence the risk of a repeat heart attack, many cardiologists have long known mood can affect health.
The new research, however, suggests that tiny amounts of the mood medication well below levels that might be of any concern to human health can affect wildlife behavior.