Melanopic illuminance defines the magnitude of human circadian light responses under a wide range of conditions

Melatonin suppression is exquisitely sensitive to light and primarily driven by melanopsin in humans

(2019) Abhishek S. Prayag et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Nocturnal Melatonin Suppression by Adolescents and Adults for Different Levels, Spectra, and Durations of Light Exposure

(2019) Rohan Nagare et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Living in Biological Darkness: Objective Sleepiness and the Pupillary Light Responses Are Affected by Different Metameric Lighting Conditions during Daytime

(2019) Jan de Zeeuw et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Direct effects of the light environment on daily neuroendocrine control

(2019) Sarika Paul et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Photoreceptor inputs to pupil control

(2019) Manuel Spitschan   JOURNAL OF VISION

Visual and non‐visual properties of filters manipulating short‐wavelength light

(2019) Manuel Spitschan et al.   OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS

Cones Support Alignment to an Inconsistent World by Suppressing Mouse Circadian Responses to the Blue Colors Associated with Twilight

(2019) Joshua W. Mouland et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

No evidence for an S cone contribution to acute neuroendocrine and alerting responses to light

(2019) Manuel Spitschan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Melanopsin contributions to non-visual and visual function

(2019) Manuel Spitschan   Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Acute alerting effects of light: A systematic literature review

(2018) Jan L. Souman et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Spectral Tuning of White Light Allows for Strong Reduction in Melatonin Suppression without Changing Illumination Level or Color Temperature

(2018) Jan L. Souman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Functional decoupling of melatonin suppression and circadian phase resetting in humans

(2018) Shadab A. Rahman et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Melanopsin- and L-cone–induced pupil constriction is inhibited by S- and M-cones in humans

(2018) Tom Woelders et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Exploiting metamerism to regulate the impact of a visual display on alertness and melatonin suppression independent of visual appearance

(2018) Annette E Allen et al.   SLEEP

Exploiting metamerism to regulate the impact of a visual display on alertness and melatonin suppression independent of visual appearance

(2018) Annette E Allen et al.   SLEEP

Randomized trial of polychromatic blue-enriched light for circadian phase shifting, melatonin suppression, and alerting responses

(2018) J.P. Hanifin et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

The effects of spectral tuning of evening ambient light on melatonin suppression, alertness and sleep

(2017) Shadab A. Rahman et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Light-Induced Changes of the Circadian Clock of Humans: Increasing Duration is More Effective than Increasing Light Intensity

(2017) Karuna Dewan et al.   SLEEP

Using light to tell the time of day: sensory coding in the mammalian circadian visual network

(2016) Timothy M. Brown   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Short-wavelength enrichment of polychromatic light enhances human melatonin suppression potency

(2015) George C. Brainard et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Colour As a Signal for Entraining the Mammalian Circadian Clock

(2015) Lauren Walmsley et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Aging of Non-Visual Spectral Sensitivity to Light in Humans: Compensatory Mechanisms?

(2014) Raymond P. Najjar et al.   PLoS One

Effects of Exposure to Intermittent versus Continuous Red Light on Human Circadian Rhythms, Melatonin Suppression, and Pupillary Constriction

(2014) Ivan Ho Mien et al.   PLoS One

Opponent melanopsin and S-cone signals in the human pupillary light response

(2014) M. Spitschan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Human melanopsin forms a pigment maximally sensitive to blue light ( max   479 nm) supporting activation of Gq/11 and Gi/o signalling cascades

(2013) H. J. Bailes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age

(2013) Robert J. Lucas et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Human Nonvisual Responses to Simultaneous Presentation of Blue and Red Monochromatic Light

(2012) Christiana Papamichael et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Melanopsin and Rod-Cone Photoreceptors Play Different Roles in Mediating Pupillary Light Responses during Exposure to Continuous Light in Humans

(2012) J. J. Gooley et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Human responses to bright light of different durations

(2012) Anne-Marie Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

The spectral composition of evening light and individual differences in the suppression of melatonin and delay of sleep in humans

(2011) Nayantara Santhi et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Non-Visual Effects of Light on Melatonin, Alertness and Cognitive Performance: Can Blue-Enriched Light Keep Us Alert?

(2011) Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa et al.   PLoS One

PREDICTING HUMAN NOCTURNAL NONVISUAL RESPONSES TO MONOCHROMATIC AND POLYCHROMATIC LIGHT WITH A MELANOPSIN PHOTOSENSITIVITY FUNCTION

(2010) Victoria L. Revell et al.   CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Spectral Responses of the Human Circadian System Depend on the Irradiance and Duration of Exposure to Light

(2010) J. J. Gooley et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Phase Delaying the Human Circadian Clock with Blue-Enriched Polychromatic Light

(2009) Mark R. Smith et al.   CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Sensitivity of the Human Circadian System to Short-Wavelength (420-nm) Light

(2008) George C. Brainard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Phase advancing the human circadian clock with blue-enriched polychromatic light

(2008) Mark R. Smith et al.   SLEEP MEDICINE