Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Channel N - Chronobiology and Design: Healthy Buildings for Brains

Interesting video lecture on the how artificial and natural light - and the architecture we live in - affects the brain and its rhythms, via Psych Central and FORA.tv.

Chronobiology and Design: Healthy Buildings for Brains

By Sandra Kiume

Light Beyond Vision: Day and Night in Building Science and Chronobiology

How natural and artificial light affects our bodies, circadian systems, sleep and mood, and the role of architecture and design for healthy chronobiology. Related videos: Sleep, Genes and Bipolar Disorders, and Hypothalamus and Chronobiology. There’s also a massive amount of info, much of it practical how-to, with plenty of research and news in the comments of the World of Psychology blog post Light and Dark.


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