Non-visual effects of light on melatonin, alertness and cognitive performance: can blue-enriched light keep us alert?

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-wavelength range. Here we investigated if commercially available compact fluorescent lamps with different colour temperatures ca...

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Main Authors: Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa, Roland Steiner, Peter Blattner, Peter Oelhafen, Thomas Götz, Christian Cajochen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3027693?pdf=render