Non-visual effects of light: How to use light to promote circadian entrainment and elicit alertness

作者：Figueiro M G^*; Nagare R; Price L L A

来源：Lighting Research and Technology, 2018, 50(1): 38-62.

DOI：10.1177/1477153517721598

In addition to stimulating the visual system, light incident on the retina stimulates other biological functions, also referred to as non-visual responses. Among the most notable biological functions are human circadian rhythms, which are bodily rhythms that, in constant darkness, oscillate with a period close to, but typically slightly longer than 24 hours. Twenty-four-hour light-dark patterns incident on the retina are the major synchroniser of circadian rhythms to the local time on Earth. Entrainment of circadian rhythms has been implicated in health and well-being. Light can also elicit an acute alerting effect on people, similar to a cup of coffee.' This review summarises the literature on how light affects entrainment and alertness and how it can be used to achieve these aims.

• 出版日期2018-1