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 …

Light has profoundly influenced the evolution of life on earth. As widely appreciated, light
enables us to generate images of our environment. However, light—through intrinsically …

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 …

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 …

Experimental and interventional studies show that light can regulate sleep timing and
sleepiness while awake by setting the phase of circadian rhythms and supporting alertness …

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 …

The effects of indoor environmental conditions on human health, satisfaction, and
performance have been the focus of research for decades. This paper reviews and …

Some people doubt that the concept of developmental dyslexia (DD) is useful at all because
the phonological weaknesses seen in DD cannot be distinguished from those found in every …

Background Light exposure can cascade numerous effects on the human circadian process
via the non-imaging forming system, whose spectral relevance is highest in the short …

Alertness-enhancing effects of bright light are particularly strong at night or after sleep
deprivation. Alerting effects during daytime also exist, yet these appear to be more modest …