Influence of the modern light environment on mood

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 751-757

  Bedrosian, T A ^a   Nelson, R J ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian; depression; light at night; light pollution

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER; ENVIRONMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT POLLUTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PINEAL BODY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SOLAR CYCLE; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TELEVISION; TRAVEL; WORK SCHEDULE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MOOD DISORDERS; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 84879419314     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.70     Document Type: Review

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