Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Melanopic irradiance defines the impact of evening display light on sleep latency, melatonin and alertness

  • Isabel Schöllhorn,
  • Oliver Stefani,
  • Robert J. Lucas,
  • Manuel Spitschan,
  • Helen C. Slawik,
  • Christian Cajochen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04598-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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An analysis of sleep patterns and melatonin concentrations in a cohort of male participants exposed to varying luminance levels commonly experienced in the evening showed that melanopic irradiance is a meaningful target for efforts to limit the impact of evening display light on the time to fall asleep, melatonin and alertness.