[HTML][HTML] Effects of light on human circadian rhythms, sleep and mood

C Blume, C Garbazza, M Spitschan - Somnologie, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Humans live in a 24-hour environment, in which light and darkness follow a diurnal pattern.
Our circadian pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) in the hypothalamus, is …

Environmental impacts of artificial light at night

KJ Gaston, A Sánchez de Miguel - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The nighttime is undergoing unprecedented change across much of the world, with natural
light cycles altered by the introduction of artificial light emissions. Here we review the extent …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of the digital environment on the ocular surface

JS Wolffsohn, G Lingham, LE Downie, B Huntjens… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eye strain when performing tasks reliant on a digital environment can cause discomfort,
affecting productivity and quality of life. Digital eye strain (the preferred terminology) was …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Human-centric lighting: Foundational considerations and a five-step design process

KW Houser, T Esposito - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
At its best, human-centric lighting considers the visual and non-visual effects of light in
support of positive human outcomes. At its worst, it is a marketing phrase used to …

Individual differences in light sensitivity affect sleep and circadian rhythms

SL Chellappa - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Artificial lighting is omnipresent in contemporary society with disruptive consequences for
human sleep and circadian rhythms because of overexposure to light, particularly in the …

The lighting environment, its metrology, and non-visual responses

LJM Schlangen, LLA Price - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
International standard CIE S 026: 2018 provides lighting professionals and field researchers
in chronobiology with a method to characterize light exposures with respect to non-visual …