The effects of red and blue light on alertness and mood at night

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-458

  Plitnick, B ^a   Figueiro, M G ^a   Wood, B ^a   Rea, M S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

BLUE LIGHT; BRAIN ACTIVITY; DESIGN EXPERIMENTS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; POSITIVE AFFECTS; RED AND BLUE LIGHT; SELF ASSESSMENT; SHORT WAVELENGTHS;

BRAIN;

EID: 78649873400     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153509360887     Document Type: Article

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