Short-wavelength light sensitivity of circadian, pupillary, and visual awareness in humans lacking an outer retina.

As the ear has dual functions for audition and balance, the eye has a dual role in detecting light for a wide range of behavioral and physiological functions separate from sight. These responses are driven primarily by stimulation of photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs) that are most sensit...

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Main Authors: Zaidi, F, Hull, J, Peirson, S, Wulff, K, Aeschbach, D, Gooley, J, Brainard, G, Gregory-Evans, K, Rizzo, J, Czeisler, C, Foster, R, Moseley, M, Lockley, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007