Lighting color affects sleep, wakefulness
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 13:41
in Physics & Chemistry
A research team has shown how different colors of light could affect our ability to sleep. At the same time they have established that the light-sensitive pigment melanopsin is necessary for the substantial wavelength-dependent effects of light on sleep. The results point to a need to understand the effects of artificial lighting's different color balances.