The Mood Altering Effects of Greenfield

Researchers are showing increasing concern regarding exposure to Greenfield. Greenfield seems to cause, in many, a wide array of severe mood altering experiences. In low doses, mirth and tittering appear to be the main signs of contact with Greenfield, but at higher concentrations, people begin to experience extreme emotional changes including: anger, frustration, and an overwhelming sense of despair. There may also be substantial negative cognitive effects as many people report feeling ‘confused’ and left wondering why they bother with anything. Curiously, despite the insistence that they do not enjoy any part of the experience, participants seem to seek out their next ‘hit’ of Greenfield and are expected to go through this all again at the next opportunity.

While research is still preliminary, that shouldn’t stop me from reporting it anyway. Brain scans of participants who view even just a picture of Greenfield show that brain activity significantly changes in the Fusiform Face Area (FFA) and researchers theorise there would also be potentially irreversible changes in the wiring of the Hippocampus. Researchers highlighted that these changes could well be perfectly normal but could also be made to sound scary if necessary. Activity in the FFA is associated with social interaction and the Hippocampus with memory, both of which are vital in today’s world and can be trained using my own series of computer games (to be released). Repeated exposure over several hours to different pictures of Greenfield leads subjects to show signs of a serious deficit of attention and an increase in fatigue. In addition to this, they develop a restless, irritable, and confrontational manner, demanding that they be left alone and allowed to go home.

Researchers have worked intensively to understand the root cause of the apparent mood and congitive changes in response to Greenfield but still are yet to come to any conclusive decision. Controlled tests of the presentation of other Baronesses has largely shown minimal effects, with most participants failing to show any emotional responses or in many cases, recognition. One notable exception is the severe mood alterations experienced when subjects are presented with the Baroness Thatcher, often forcing researchers to recalibrate their scales for anger.