Aging Reduces the Stimulating Effect of Blue Light on Cognitive Brain Functions | Zendy

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Aging Reduces the Stimulating Effect of Blue Light on Cognitive Brain Functions

Author(s) -

Véronique Daneault,

Marc Hébert,

Geneviève Albouy,

Julien Doyon,

Marie Dumont,

Julie Carrier,

Gilles Vandewalle

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.3314

Subject(s) - alertness , cognition , functional magnetic resonance imaging , psychology , audiology , neuroscience , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , aging brain , neuroimaging , brain activity and meditation , medicine , psychiatry , electroencephalography

Light exposure, particularly blue light, is being recognized as a potent mean to stimulate alertness and cognition in young individuals. Aging is associated with changes in alertness regulation and cognition. Whether the effect of light on cognitive brain function changes with aging is unknown, however.

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