Individual Differences in Sleep Timing Relate to Melanopsin-Based Phototransduction in Healthy Adolescents and Young Adults

Conclusions:Trait-like individual differences in the melanopsin phototransduction circuitry contribute to individual differences in sleep timing. Blue light-sensitive young individuals are more prone to delayed sleep.Citation:van der Meijden WP, Van Someren JL; te Lindert BH, Bruijel J, van Oosterhout F, Coppens JE, Kalsbeek A, Cajochen C, Bourgin P, Van Someren EJ. Individual differences in sleep timing relate to melanopsin-based phototransduction in healthy adolescents and young adults. SLEEP 2016;39(6):1305–1310.

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Source: Sleep - June 1, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research