Electric lighting, adolescent sleep and circadian outcomes, and recommendations for improving light health

EJ Ricketts, DS Joyce, AJ Rissman, HJ Burgess… - Sleep medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Light is a potent circadian entraining agent. For many people, daily light exposure is
fundamentally dysregulated with reduced light during the day and increased light into the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of light in children: A systematic review

E Westwood, S Smith, D Mann, C Pattinson… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Light affects human health and behaviour. Research has demonstrated that children are
more susceptible to the effects of light than adults, however this population remains …

Light as a modulator of non-image-forming brain functions—positive and negative impacts of increasing light availability

I Campbell, R Sharifpour, G Vandewalle - Clocks & Sleep, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light use is rising steeply, mainly because of the advent of light-emitting diode (LED)
devices. LEDs are frequently blue-enriched light sources and may have different impacts on …

Shine light on sleep: Morning bright light improves nocturnal sleep and next morning alertness among college students

M He, T Ru, S Li, Y Li, G Zhou - Journal of sleep research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between daytime light, especially morning light and sleep, has not been
well documented. People who work in an office spend most of their time indoors and thus …

Associations Between Multidimensional Sleep Health Parameters and Adolescents' Self-reported Light Exposure in the Free-living Environment

G Gauthier-Gagné, S Saha, J Jensen… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to characterize the associations between light exposure in
the free-living environment and multiple dimensions of sleep health of typically developing …

Promoting adolescent sleep and circadian function: A narrative review on the importance of daylight access in schools

S Kim, MD Casement - Chronobiology International, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescent sleep disturbances and circadian delays pose significant challenges to mood
and daytime functioning. In this narrative review, we explore the impact of light on sleep and …

日间光暴露对睡眠的优化效果及作用机制

何美亨, 汝涛涛, 李乐, 李丝雨, 张辰泽, 周国富 - 心理科学进展, 2023 - journal.psych.ac.cn
光照作为最重要的授时因子, 对机体的昼夜节律与睡眠具有显著的调节作用.
已有研究发现日间更多的光照暴露, 特别是晨间高强度光照会显著促进个体的夜间睡眠 …

Later (“evening”) circadian preference is associated with poorer executive, academic, and attentional functioning in adolescents with and without ADHD

SP Becker, A Brown, JM Langberg… - Journal of Child … - Wiley Online Library
Background Adolescents vary considerably in their circadian phase preference; those with
greater “eveningness”(also known as “night owls”) have later bedtimes, wake times, and …

The optimization effects of daytime light exposure on sleep and its mechanisms

M He, T Ru, L Li, S Li, C Zhang… - … in Psychological Science, 2023 - journal.psych.ac.cn
As a dominant Zeitgeber (ie, time giver), ambient light can affect sleep-wake behavior
patterns by regulating circadian rhythm through the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), which are …

Investigating the biological impact of light on brain function using 7T ultra-high field MRI

I Campbell - 2024 - orbi.uliege.be
Lighting environments can influence our health and wellbeing with several health issues
being associated with aberrant lighting. The human retina detects light through two different …