Exposure to blue light during lunch break: effects on autonomic arousal and behavioral alertness

Exposure to blue light during lunch break: effects on autonomic arousal and behavioral alertness

Abstract Background Exposures to melanopsin-stimulating (melanopic) component-rich blue light enhance arousal level. We examined their effects in office workers. Main body of abstract Eight healthy university office workers were exposed to blue and orange lights for 30 min during lunch break on diff...

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Main Authors: Emi Yuda, Hiroki Ogasawara, Yutaka Yoshida, Junichiro Hayano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Subjects:
Alertness
Arousal
Blue light
Heart rate variability
Melanopsin
Non-image forming vision
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-017-0148-4

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