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SUBMITTER: LeGates TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254760 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
LeGates Tara A TA Fernandez Diego C DC Hattar Samer S
Nature reviews. Neuroscience 20140611 7
Light has profoundly influenced the evolution of life on earth. As widely appreciated, light enables us to generate images of our environment. However, light - through intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) - also influences behaviours that are essential for our health and quality of life but are independent of image formation. These include the synchronization of the circadian clock to the solar day, tracking of seasonal changes and the regulation of sleep. Irregular light ...[more]