ReviewThe Journal of experimental biology2016
Using light to tell the time of day: sensory coding in the mammalian circadian visual network.
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- Light-at-night exposure drives myopia via melanopsin signalling.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Article
- Simulated natural daylight and twilight modulate activity and light sampling behaviour in mice.BMC biology · 2026Article
- A lateral hypothalamic region supporting diverse visual processing and modulation of visually-guided behaviour.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Within-subjects ultra-short sleep-wake protocol for characterising circadian variations in retinal function.PloS one · 2025Article
- Beyond vision: effects of light on the circadian clock and mood-related behaviours.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2025Review
- Loss of neuropeptide signalling alters temporal expression of mouse suprachiasmatic neuronal state and excitability.The European journal of neuroscience · 2024Article
- Regulation of mouse exploratory behaviour by irradiance and cone-opponent signals.BMC biology · 2023Article
- Timed exercise stabilizes behavioral rhythms but not molecular programs in the brain's suprachiasmatic clock.iScience · 2023Article
- The Multistable Melanopsins of Mammals.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Ticking and talking in the brainstem satiety centre: Circadian timekeeping and interactions in the diet-sensitive clock of the dorsal vagal complex.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Timed daily exercise remodels circadian rhythms in mice.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Bright daytime light enhances circadian amplitude in a diurnal mammal.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Distinct contribution of cone photoreceptor subtypes to the mammalian biological clock.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Time-Varying Light Exposure in Chronobiology and Sleep Research Experiments.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus-dependent and independent outputs driving rhythmic activity in hypothalamic and thalamic neurons.BMC biology · 2020Article
- Daily and Seasonal Variation in Light Exposure among the Old Order Amish.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Overlapping morphological and functional properties between M4 and M5 intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2020Article
- Light entrainment of retinal biorhythms: cryptochrome 2 as candidate photoreceptor in mammals.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020Article
- Cones Support Alignment to an Inconsistent World by Suppressing Mouse Circadian Responses to the Blue Colors Associated with Twilight.Current biology : CB · 2019Article
- What is the 'spectral diet' of humans?Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
Circadian clocks are a near-ubiquitous feature of biology, allowing organisms to optimise their physiology to make the most efficient use of resources and adjust behaviour to maximise survival over the solar day. To fulfil this role, circadian clocks require information about time in the external world. This is most reliably obtained by measuring the pronounced changes in illumination associated with the earth's rotation. In mammals, these changes are exclusively detected in the retina and are relayed by direct and indirect neural pathways to the master circadian clock in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei. Recent work reveals a surprising level of complexity in this sensory control of the circadian system, including the participation of multiple photoreceptive pathways conveying distinct aspects of visual and/or time-of-day information. In this Review, I summarise these important recent advances, present hypotheses as to the functions and neural origins of these sensory signals, highlight key challenges for future research and discuss the implications of our current knowledge for animals and humans in the modern world.
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