Light and cognition: Roles for circadian rhythms, sleep, and arousal
| Autor: | Angus S. Fisk, Tam Ske., Laurence A. Brown, Stuart N. Peirson, David M. Bannerman, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Melanopsin Sensory system Review Biology lcsh:RC346-429 Arousal 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine circadian disruption Circadian rhythm lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system alertness sleep disruption Direct effects Cognition Alertness 030104 developmental biology Neurology Neurology (clinical) learning and memory Entrainment (chronobiology) Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery melanopsin |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Neurology Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 9 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1664-2295 |
| Popis: | Light exerts a wide range of effects on mammalian physiology and behavior. As well as synchronizing circadian rhythms to the external environment, light has been shown to modulate autonomic and neuroendocrine responses as well as regulating sleep and influencing cognitive processes such as attention, arousal, and performance. The last two decades have seen major advances in our understanding of the retinal photoreceptors that mediate these non-image forming responses to light, as well as the neural pathways and molecular mechanisms by which circadian rhythms are generated and entrained to the external light/dark (LD) cycle. By contrast, our understanding of the mechanisms by which lighting influences cognitive processes is more equivocal. The effects of light on different cognitive processes are complex. As well as the direct effects of light on alertness, indirect effects may also occur due to disrupted circadian entrainment. Despite the widespread use of disrupted LD cycles to study the role circadian rhythms on cognition, the different experimental protocols used have subtly different effects on circadian function which are not always comparable. Moreover, these protocols will also disrupt sleep and alter physiological arousal, both of which are known to modulate cognition. Studies have used different assays that are dependent on different cognitive and sensory processes, which may also contribute to their variable findings. Here, we propose that studies addressing the effects of different lighting conditions on cognitive processes must also account for their effects on circadian rhythms, sleep, and arousal if we are to fully understand the physiological basis of these responses. |
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