Author
Rikard Kuller
Abstract
(This information was compiled from original sources of CIE for the use in Cyberlux. The complete report is published by CIE. Please give all references to the original source.)
In recent years, the study of the psychobiological effects of light has come forth as an important subfield of lighting research. This final report of TC 6-16 consists of an alphabetically ordered bibliography with 1100 entries and a basic list of 120 key words. The bibliography deals with the impact of light, both natural and artificial, upon the biological clock. The effects cited include physiological variations between day and night, during the menstrual cycle, and during the different seasons of the year. Also included are psychological variations in emotional tone and alertness, as well as pre-menstrual tension and seasonal affective disorder.
Presentation
Publication CIE 139-2001
ISBN 3 901 906 04 5
(This information was compiled from original sources of CIE for the use in Cyberlux. The complete report is published by CIE. Please give all references to the original source.)
In recent years, the study of the psychobiological effects of light has come forth as an important subfield of lighting research. This final report of TC 6-16 consists of an alphabetically ordered bibliography with 1100 entries and a basic list of 120 key words. The bibliography deals with the impact of light, both natural and artificial, upon the biological clock. The effects cited include physiological variations between day and night, during the menstrual cycle, and during the different seasons of the year. Also included are psychological variations in emotional tone and alertness, as well as pre-menstrual tension and seasonal affective disorder.
The selection of references has been restricted almost exclusively to research on humans. The bibliography covers the following topics: The biological clock; Melatonin and cortisol; Shift work and jet lag; Seasonality in hormones; Seasonal affective disorder; Light therapy; Other kinds of seasonality; Premenstrual syndrome; Windowless environments; Lighting characteristics; Individual and group differences; Confounding factors.
The printed Bibliography consists of 68 pages. Alternatively to the printed list, the data are also available as a database on disk, in Microsoft Access 97 format.
The main topics of the Technical Report are:
THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
MELATONIN AND CORTISOL
SHIFT WORK AND JET LAG
SEASONALITY IN HORMONES
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
LIGHT THERAPY
OTHER KINDS OF SEASONALITY
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
WINDOWLESS ENVIRONMENTS
LIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP DIFFERENCES
CONFOUNDING FACTORS
CONCLUDING REMARKS
The information compiled, edited and commented in the report is the result from 1100 entries. To judge the emphasis following list of basic keywords may be helpful (The figures indicate the number of entries for each keyword):
accident(s) 13 ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) 25 activity 59 age 56, infant(s) 16, child(ren) 38, adolescent(s) 67, adult(s) 357, elderly 46, aged 146 alertness (vigilance) 112 Alzheimer’s disease 8 anorexia 12 appetite 75 arctic 25 artificial light 35 behavior, behaviour 62 bipolar disorder 74 birth rate(s) 19 blindness 41 blue light 8 body growth 27 body temperature 169 bright light 322 bulimia 16 circadian rhythm(s) 661 circadian type(s) 33 circannual rhythm(s) 145 climate 30 color blindness, colour blindness 2 color temperature, colour temperature 5 constant routine(s) 46 cortisol 140 darkness 65 |
dawn simulation 12 daylight 104 depression 287 dim light 132 diurnal 46 dose-response 20 dusk simulation 1 ECG (electrocardiogram, EKG) 15 EEG (electroencephalogram) 116 entrainment 150 fluorescent lamp(s) 29 free-running 50 gender 61, female(s) 117, male(s) 71 GH (growth hormone) 18 green light 9 health 41 heart rate 27 illuminance 223 immuno defence 14 incandescent lamp(s) 4 infrared radiation 5 insomnia 43 isolation 42 jet lag 47 latitude(s) 20 light box(es) 13 light-dark cycle(s) (photoperiod) 136 light exposure (photic stimulation) 58 lighting 76 |
light sensitivity 20 light therapy (phototherapy) 368 light visor(s) 12 luminance 8 lunar rhythm(s) 6 melatonin 309 menstrual cycle(s) 50 mental health 9 mood 208 moonlight 3 mortality 9 napping 17 night work 63 nocturnal 53 non-visual 18 ocular hazard(s) 10 performance 97 phase shift(s) 239 pineal gland 63 placebo 62 premenstrual syndrome, (also) PMS 45 red light 26 region(s) 148, (also country, state or city, e.g.) Sweden, California, Paris reproduction 27 review 75 SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) 26 seasonal affective disorder, (also) SAD 380 season(s) 192 |
Link to:
The influence of light on circarhythms in humans
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The subterranean work environment: impact on well-being and health
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