Light, Health and Wellbeing: the Implications from Chronobiology for Architectural Design

摘要

Chronobiology is the science of biological rhythms, more specifically the impact of the 24-hour light-dark cycle and seasonal changes in daylength on biochemistry, physiology, and behaviour in living organisms. In the last 20 years, chronobiology has moved from its somewhat obscure scientific backwater to a high-impact mainstream research field, notably withrnrespect to the discovery of clock genes and peripheral oscillators, and, the novel photoreceptor in the eye with specific input to the circadian system. Key discoveries in human chronobiology are related to the impact of light.