Blue light exposure reduces objective measures of sleepiness during prolonged nighttime performance testing

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 891-912

  Phipps Nelson, Jo ^a   Redman, Jennifer R ^a   Schlangen, Luc J M ^b   Rajaratnam, Shantha M W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PHILIPS LIGHTING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blue light; Driving simulator; Electroencephalogram; Melatonin; Performance; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH DESIGN; SALIVA; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 68649110070     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520903044364     Document Type: Article

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