A higher illuminance induces alertness even during office hours: Findings on subjective measures, task performance and heart rate measures

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-16

  Smolders, K C H J ^a   de Kort, Y A W ^a   Cluitmans, P J M ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alertness; Daytime; Duration of exposure; Heart rate; Lighting; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHITE LIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861856182     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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