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No, they mean the usual definition of the word, the biological mechanisms that regulate sleep/wake processes in the body, synchronized almost entirely by light
by nomel 4y ago
No, they mean the usual definition of the word, the biological mechanisms that regulate sleep/wake processes in the body, synchronized almost entirely by light, run by a small bit of your brain.
- bergenty 4y agoRegulated by just sunlight or any light? Basically is it wavelength specific etc?
- nomel 4y agoMostly blue light: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7065627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7065627/ This is why blue-light-dimming night modes are being integrated into devices.
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