Evening light environments can be designed to consolidate and increase the duration of REM-sleep
Summary:
The paper discusses the effects of evening blue-depleted light environments (BDLEs) on REM sleep duration, fragmentation, and microarousals, suggesting that BDLEs can increase REM sleep duration and reduce fragmentation and microarousals, potentially offering therapeutic benefits for disorders characterized by fragmented REM sleep.
Categories
- Sleep and insomnia: The paper investigates the effects of light environments on REM sleep, a key aspect of sleep health, and suggests that certain light environments can improve sleep quality by increasing REM sleep duration and reducing fragmentation and microarousals.
- Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses the role of REM sleep in supporting complex cognitive processes such as memory consolidation, suggesting that interventions that improve REM sleep quality could potentially enhance cognitive function.
- Mood regulation: The paper discusses the role of REM sleep in the overnight processing of emotionally salient information and emotion regulation, suggesting that interventions that improve REM sleep quality could potentially enhance mood regulation.
- Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses the design of evening blue-depleted light environments (BDLEs) and their potential effects on sleep and circadian rhythms, suggesting that lighting design can be used as an intervention to improve sleep health.
Author(s)
D Vethe, HJ Drews, J Scott, M Engstrøm
Publication Year:
2022
Number of Citations:
9
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