The impact of light from computer monitors on melatonin levels in college students
Summary:
This paper investigates the impact of light from computer monitors on melatonin levels in college students, finding that exposure to the blue-light from computer monitors significantly reduced melatonin concentrations.
Categories
- Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses the impact of light from computer monitors on melatonin levels, which is relevant to cognitive function and memory as melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles, which are crucial for cognitive function and memory.
- Sleep and insomnia: The paper is relevant to this category as it investigates how exposure to light from computer monitors can suppress melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep, potentially leading to sleep disorders such as insomnia.
- Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses the impact of light from computer monitors, which is relevant to lighting design considerations as it suggests that the design of electronic devices and their light emissions can impact human health.
- Hormone regulation: The paper is relevant to this category as it investigates the impact of light from computer monitors on the regulation of melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles.
Author(s)
MG Figueiro, B Wood, B Plitnick, MS Rea
Publication Year:
2011
Number of Citations:
237
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