Millisecond Light Pulses Make Mice Stop Running, then Display Prolonged Sleep-Like Behavior in the Absence of Light

Two types of melanopsin retinal ganglion cell differentially innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and the olivary pretectal nucleus

(2008) Scott B. Baver et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Classical and melanopsin photoreception in irradiance detection: negative masking of locomotor activity by light

(2008) Stewart Thompson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

(2008) Ali D. Güler et al.   NATURE

The acute light-induction of sleep is mediated by OPN4-based photoreception

(2008) Daniela Lupi et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Inducible Ablation of Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells Reveals Their Central Role in Non-Image Forming Visual Responses

(2008) Megumi Hatori et al.   PLoS One

Targeted Destruction of Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells with a Saporin Conjugate Alters the Effects of Light on Mouse Circadian Rhythms

(2008) Didem Göz et al.   PLoS One

Rods-cones and melanopsin detect light and dark to modulate sleep independent of image formation

(2008) C. M. Altimus et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA