Name: Studying sleep
Start: 2015-05-19T
End: 2015-05-19T
Location: St Aldates Tavern

Want to know more about how light controls when we want to sleep? Why do we get jet lag? Come to our talk and find out!

Studying sleep: Light and the body clock

Professor Stuart Peirson

Light regulates physiology and behaviour. The human eye contains photo-receptors that allow both image formation and irradiance (brightness) detection - we will explore how this enables light to regulate our body clocks and sleep/wake timing.

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