Summary
This paper investigates the role of melanopsin signaling in mediating the effects of environmental light on voluntary ethanol intake in mice.
Categories
Substance Abuse and Dependence: The paper explores the impact of environmental light on voluntary ethanol intake in mice, providing insights into substance abuse and dependence.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses how alterations in daily light-dark cycles can affect cognitive-related behaviors, including spatial learning and memory.
Mood regulation: The paper examines how variations in daily light-dark cycles can modulate mood-related behaviors, such as anxiety and depression.
Lighting Design Considerations: The paper investigates the role of melanopsin signaling, a photopigment found in the eye, in mediating the effects of environmental light, which is relevant to lighting design considerations.
Eye health: The paper discusses the role of melanopsin, a photopigment found in the eye, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in mediating the effects of environmental light, contributing to the understanding of eye health.
Hormone regulation: The paper discusses how ipRGCs project directly to the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the central âpacemakerâ underlying the generation and entrainment of circadian rhythms, which is relevant to hormone regulation.
Author(s)
R Brooks
Publication Year
2019
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