How to assess alerting effects of daylight at the workplace? Learnings from semi-controlled studies

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Summary

This paper discusses the impact of daylight on alertness in the workplace, proposing assessment and monitoring techniques for semi-controlled studies and exploring ways to investigate alertness neurobehavior and physiology in realistic indoor conditions.

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Alertness and performance: The paper explores the impact of daylight on alertness and performance in the workplace, proposing new methods for assessing these effects in semi-controlled studies.

Lighting Design Considerations: The paper discusses the role of daylight in indoor settings, suggesting that current design and operation priorities often lead to reduced access to daylight, which may have implications for alertness and performance.

Well-being: The paper suggests that insufficient daylight exposure in daily life may have implications for well-being, as light is an essential cue for entraining our internal circadian clock and increasing subjective alertness.

Sleep and insomnia: The paper discusses the role of light in entraining our internal circadian clock, suggesting that insufficient daylight exposure may contribute to sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness.

Cognitive function and memory: The paper suggests that impairment of alertness due to insufficient daylight exposure can affect cognitive performance, perceptual skills, reasoning, and decision-making capabilities.