Non-visual effects of light: how to use light to promote circadian entrainment and elicit alertness

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• Journal Article:
  Light Res Technol
• Personal Author:
  Figueiro, MG ; Nagare, R ; Price, LLA
• Description:
  In addition to stimulating the visual system, light incident on the retina stimulates other biological functions, also referred to as non-visual responses. Among the most notable biological functions are human circadian rhythms, which are bodily rhythms that, in constant darkness, oscillate with a period close to, but typically slightly longer than 24 hours. Twenty-four-hour light-dark patterns incident on the retina are the major synchronizer of circadian rhythms to the local time on Earth. Entrainment of circadian rhythms has been implicated in health and well-being. Light can also elicit an acute alerting effect on people, similar to a "cup of coffee." This review summarizes the literature on how light affects entrainment and alertness and how it can be used to achieve these aims.
• Source:
  Light Res Technol. 50(1):38-62
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477153517721598
• Pubmed ID:
  30416392
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6221201
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AG034157/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH010668/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T32 AG057464/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:910098faf2e420a20ac428c2b749c921d8590879568404ee41d7ec2ec3fc4a73c8bc99dd00204584dd772a9359eed98a246748fa57c57c54385fbdc53527f187
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