Light effects on circadian and homeostatic regulation: alertness increases independent of time awake.
Renske Lok, Tom Woelders, M. J. van Koningsveld, Klaske Oberman, Sebastiaan Fuhler, Domien G. M. Beersma, Roelof A. Hut
This study examines how light affects alertness during a forced desynchrony protocol, finding that objective alertness improves with light regardless of time awake, while subjective effects depend on wake duration.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience