ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Chronic Exposure to Dim Light at Night or Irregular Lighting Conditions Impact Circadian Behavior, Motor Coordination, and Neuronal Morphology.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Chronic exposure to LED lighting impairs prefrontal cortex-dependent cognitive functions in adolescent rats.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Time-Dependent Effects of Altered Prebedtime Light Exposure in Enclosed Spaces on Sleep Performance Associated with Human States.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Outdoor nighttime light exposure (light pollution) is associated with Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sleep-Related Changes Prior to Cognitive Dysfunction.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2023Review
- Artificial Dim Light at Night during Pregnancy Can Affect Hormonal and Metabolic Rhythms in Rat Offspring.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Shift work-like patterns effect on female and male mouse behavior.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2022Article
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Abstract
Mistimed exposure to light has been demonstrated to negatively affect multiple aspects of physiology and behavior. Here we analyzed the effects of chronic exposure to abnormal lighting conditions in mice. We exposed mice for 1 year to either: a standard light/dark cycle, a "light-pollution" condition in which low levels of light were present in the dark phase of the circadian cycle (dim light at night, DLAN), or altered light cycles in which the length of the weekday and weekend light phase differed by 6 h ("social jetlag"). Mice exhibited several circadian activity phenotypes, as well as changes in motor function, associated particularly with the DLAN condition. Our data suggest that these phenotypes might be due to changes outside the core clock. Dendritic spine changes in other brain regions raise the possibility that these phenotypes are mediated by changes in neuronal coordination outside of the clock. Given the prevalence of artificial light exposure in the modern world, further work is required to establish whether these negative effects are observed in humans as well.
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