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| Title |
Preliminary evidence that both blue and red light can induce alertness at night
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Neuroscience, August 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2202-10-105 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mariana G Figueiro, Andrew Bierman, Barbara Plitnick, Mark S Rea |
| Abstract |
A variety of studies have demonstrated that retinal light exposure can increase alertness at night. It is now well accepted that the circadian system is maximally sensitive to short-wavelength (blue) light and is quite insensitive to long-wavelength (red) light. Retinal exposures to blue light at night have been recently shown to impact alertness, implicating participation by the circadian system. The present experiment was conducted to look at the impact of both blue and red light at two different levels on nocturnal alertness. Visually effective but moderate levels of red light are ineffective for stimulating the circadian system. If it were shown that a moderate level of red light impacts alertness, it would have had to occur via a pathway other than through the circadian system. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 33% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 221 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 209 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 18% |
| Researcher | 36 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 10% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 15% |
| Unknown | 40 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 17% |
| Engineering | 26 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 16 | 7% |
| Design | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 51 | 23% |
| Unknown | 52 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 July 2023.
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#1,621,724
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#35
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#4,573
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#1
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