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- CogNation
- Publisher |
- CogNation Media
- Media Type |
- audio
- Podknife tags |
- Artificial Intelligence,
- Interview,
- Neuroscience,
- Philosophy,
- Science & Medicine,
- Technology
- Publication Date |
- May 20, 2019
- Episode Duration |
- 00:49:34
We examine a paper that finds sleep disruption from using tablet computers (as compared to reading a book in dim light). How much should we be worried about the effects of screens on a good night's sleep?
There's good reason to believe that blue light is the main culprit -- recently discovered receptors in the eye that respond to blue light directly connect to brain areas implicated in sleep regulation. We lay out the case....
Papers: "Evening use of light-emitting eReaders...." "Melanopsin: photoreceptors, physiology and potential"
We examine a paper that finds sleep disruption from using tablet computers (as compared to reading a book in dim light). How much should we be worried about the effects of screens on a good night's sleep?
There's good reason to believe that blue light is the main culprit -- recently discovered receptors in the eye that respond to blue light directly connect to brain areas implicated in sleep regulation. We lay out the case....
Papers: "Evening use of light-emitting eReaders...." "Melanopsin: photoreceptors, physiology and potential"
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