Alerting effects of daytime light exposure-a proposed link between light exposure and brain mechanisms

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-252

  Rautkyla E ^a   Puolakka, M ^a   Halonen, L ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANISMS;

BRAIN MECHANISMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT-INDUCED; LIMBIC SYSTEM; PARALLEL MECHANISMS;

HORMONES;

EID: 84861811382     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153511409294     Document Type: Article

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