ArticleCurrent opinion in behavioral sciences2019
Melanopsin contributions to non-visual and visual function.
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Who cites it
64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Long-term night shift work and cardiometabolic health in healthcare workers: a review of mechanisms and precision intervention strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Human melanopsin (OPN4) gene polymorphisms: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of caffeine intake on pupillary parameters in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of dynamic bedroom lighting on measures of sleep and circadian rest-activity rhythm in inpatients with major depressive disorder.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Perceptual and neural constraints on photometric measures of heterochromatic brightness.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Photoreceptor-specific scene statistics reveal melanopic structure in natural environments.iScience · 2026Article
- Spectral Composition of Ambient White Light Modulates Photophobia and Headache Intensity During Migraine Attacks.Neurology and therapy · 2026Article
- Joint infrared pupil images and near-corneal-plane spectral light exposure data under natural conditions.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Evaluation of wearable light dosimeters for circadian lighting: spectral, spatial, photometric, melanopic, and thermal performance.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2026Article
- Sex and age modulate the relationship between melanopsin-dependent light sensitivity and chronotype.Sleep · 2026Article
- The impact of environmental pollution and climate change on hypertension: a position paper by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Working Group on Environment in Hypertension.Cardiovascular research · 2026Review
- Light Exposure as a Modifiable Determinant of Mental Health.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Impact of Myopia Control Spectacles on Retinal Image Contrast.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Goal-directed human factor experiment on the non-visual effect of luminous environment on indoor exercise.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Naturalistic light exposure patterns in relation to medication status, mood symptoms, and chronotype.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2026Article
- Melanopsin gene polymorphism and volumetric change in the left hippocampal dentate gyrus following light therapy in mood disorders: An exploratory study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Sex and Seasonal Variations in Melatonin Suppression and Alerting Response to Light.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Article
- Light of both high and low melanopic illuminance improves alertness and attention during daytime.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Lack of strong evidence for cone photoreceptors' contribution to human melatonin suppression and alerting response to light.iScience · 2025Article
- Afternoon to early evening bright light exposure reduces later melatonin production in adolescents.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2025Article
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Abstract
Melanopsin is a short-wavelength-sensitive photopigment that was discovered only around 20 years ago. It is expressed in the cell bodies and processes of a subset of retinal ganglion cells in the retina (the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells;
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