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22‐1: Invited Paper : Biological Effects of Light: Can Self‐luminous Displays Play a Role?
Author(s) -
Figueiro Mariana G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1002/sdtp.11622
Subject(s) - alertness , entrainment (biomusicology) , circadian rhythm , synchronizer , psychology , neuroscience , affect (linguistics) , cognitive psychology , physics , communication , rhythm , computer science , distributed computing , psychiatry , acoustics
Light is the major synchronizer of circadian rhythms to local time on earth. Light can also elicit an acute alerting effect on humans. This paper discusses lighting characteristics that affect the circadian system and how self‐luminous displays can be used to promote entrainment and alertness.