Subjective time runs faster under the influence of bright rather than dim light conditions during the forenoon

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-45

  Morita, Takeshi ^a   Fukui, Tomoe ^b   Morofushi, Masayo ^c   Tokura, Hiromi ^d  

^a FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bright light; Core temperature; Dim light; Human time sense with short intervals; Load error; Thermoregulatory set point

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247274529     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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