ReviewNeuroscience bulletin2024
A Comprehensive Overview of the Neural Mechanisms of Light Therapy.
Review in Neuroscience bulletin, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bright light therapy for post-stroke sleep disturbances: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation may improve cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric diseases-a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Light Therapy Alleviates Addiction-Related Symptoms and Reshapes Habenula and Midbrain Pathways.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Trial
- Examining the Effects of Bright Light Therapy on Sleep and Resting-State Brain Activity in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Trial
- ENLITE PD: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Light Therapy for Impaired Sleep in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025Trial
- The role of sleep and circadian rhythms in intervertebral disc degeneration.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- A Brainstem Pathway for Vagal Analgesia: A Critical Role of Local Inhibition in the cNTS.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Article
- Higher Daytime Light Exposure Predicts Lower Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer Incidence and Mortality.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Bright Light Therapy for Psychiatry Residents: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Perceived Impact on Wellbeing.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Research Progress on Light Therapy to Improve Depressive Symptoms of Bipolar Depression.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Review
- A Novel Long-range Excitatory Neural Circuit from the Magnocellular Red Nucleus to Spinal Dorsal Horn Facilitates Neuropathic Pain-like Behaviors in Male Mice.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Article
- Intraoperative 40 Hz Visual Light Flicker Attenuates Anesthesia/Surgery-Induced Cognitive Impairments in Elderly Mice With Enhanced Cortical-Hippocampal Coherence.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Cataract Aggravates Alzheimer-Like Pathologies and Cognitive Deficits in an APP/PS1 Mouse Model.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Article
- Exploring the potential effects of different frequencies of flashing light stimulation on alleviating mental fatigue: a behavioral and EEG study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Regional activity within the human amygdala varies with season, mood and illuminance.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Mild environmental stress inoculation promotes resilience to anxiety in female rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Neurons Mediate Light-induced Transient Forgetting.Neuroscience bulletin · 2025Article
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- Effectual Environmental Enrichments for Commercial Broiler Chickens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Blue light influences negative thoughts of self.Sleep · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Light is a powerful environmental factor influencing diverse brain functions. Clinical evidence supports the beneficial effect of light therapy on several diseases, including depression, cognitive dysfunction, chronic pain, and sleep disorders. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the effects of light therapy are still not well understood. In this review, we critically evaluate current clinical evidence showing the beneficial effects of light therapy on diseases. In addition, we introduce the research progress regarding the neural circuit mechanisms underlying the modulatory effects of light on brain functions, including mood, memory, pain perception, sleep, circadian rhythm, brain development, and metabolism.
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