Systematic review of light exposure impact on human circadian rhythm

L Tähkämö, T Partonen, AK Pesonen - Chronobiology international, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Light is necessary for life, and artificial light improves visual performance and safety, but
there is an increasing concern of the potential health and environmental impacts of light …

A review of human physiological responses to light: implications for the development of integrative lighting solutions

C Vetter, PM Pattison, K Houser, M Herf, AJK Phillips… - Leukos, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Architectural lighting has potent biological effects but applied lighting practices that
capitalize on this potential have been limited. In this review, we endeavor to consolidate and …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults

TM Brown, GC Brainard, C Cajochen, CA Czeisler… - PLoS …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Ocular light exposure has important influences on human health and well-being through
modulation of circadian rhythms and sleep, as well as neuroendocrine and cognitive …

Fatigue and its management in the workplace

JA Caldwell, JL Caldwell, LA Thompson… - Neuroscience & …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Fatigue and workplace sleepiness are consequences of modern industrial society. Fatigue
is a complex biological phenomenon that occurs as a function of time awake, time-of-day …

Melanopic illuminance defines the magnitude of human circadian light responses under a wide range of conditions

TM Brown - Journal of pineal research, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ocular light drives a range of nonvisual responses in humans including suppression of
melatonin secretion and circadian phase resetting. These responses are driven by …

A review of the effects of architectural stimuli on human psychology and physiology

P St-Jean, OG Clark, M Jemtrud - Building and Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Given the large proportion of time spent by the average person indoors, it is imperative to
have an understanding of the impacts of long-term and immersive exposure to a variety of …

Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness

AM Chang, D Aeschbach, JF Duffy… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
In the past 50 y, there has been a decline in average sleep duration and quality, with
adverse consequences on general health. A representative survey of 1,508 American adults …

Melatonin: Physiological effects in humans

B Claustrat, J Leston - Neurochirurgie, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Melatonin is a methoxyindole synthesized and secreted principally by the pineal gland at
night under normal light/dark conditions. The endogenous rhythm of secretion is generated …

Acute alerting effects of light: A systematic literature review

JL Souman, AM Tinga, SF Te Pas, R Van Ee… - Behavioural brain …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Periodic, well timed exposure to light is important for our health and wellbeing. Light, in
particular in the blue part of the spectrum, is thought to affect alertness both indirectly, by …

[HTML][HTML] Light pollution, circadian photoreception, and melatonin in vertebrates

M Grubisic, A Haim, P Bhusal, DM Dominoni… - Sustainability, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is increasing exponentially worldwide, accelerated by the
transition to new efficient lighting technologies. However, ALAN and resulting light pollution …