Light, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythms: Together Again

Blue-enriched white light in the workplace improves self-reported alertness, performance and sleep quality

(2011) Antoine U Viola et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Melanopsin as a Sleep Modulator: Circadian Gating of the Direct Effects of Light on Sleep and Altered Sleep Homeostasis in Opn4−/− Mice

(2009) Jessica W. Tsai et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

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

Retinal pathways influence temporal niche

(2008) S. E. Doyle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Melanopsin: an exciting photopigment

(2007) Mark W. Hankins et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES