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<div class="">The OSA Color Technical Group is inviting you to a webinar on the ’non-visual’ effects of light.</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Topic: </b>"Blue" Light and Its Effect on Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, Alertness and Cognition<br class="">
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<div class=""><b class="">Presenter: </b>Prof. Christian Cajochen, Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Description: </b>This webinar, hosted by the OSA Color Technical Group, will focus on the effect of light on aspects related to circadian rhythms and sleep, a topic that has received a lot of media attention in the past years.<br class="">
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Starting from the fundamental findings, Christian Cajochen from the Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel will discuss our current state of knowledge on how short-wavelength, or "blue" light, specifically can impact circadian
rhythms and sleep. The webinar will be focused on empirical evidence and placing it into the context of interventions in the home and office environment.</div>
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<b class="">What You Will Learn:</b><br class="">
<div class="">Fundamentals in the non-visual effects of light, such as melatonin suppression and circadian phase shifting<br class="">
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<div class="">Experimental methods and protocols to address non-visual effects of light<br class="">
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<div class="">Optimizing the lighting environment to minimize circadian disruption</div>
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<b class="">Who Should Attend:</b><br class="">
<div class="">Scientists and professionals interested in the effect of light "beyond vision"<br class="">
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<div class="">Lighting designers and engineers</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">About the Presenter: </b>Prof. Christian Cajochen is heading the Centre for Chronobiology at the University of Basel. He received his PhD in natural sciences from the ETH in Zürich, Switzerland, followed by a 3-y postdoctoral stay
at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. His major research interests include investigative work on the influence of light on human cognition, circadian rhythms and sleep, circadian related disturbances in psychiatric disorders, and age-related changes
in the circadian regulation of sleep and neurobehavioral performance. He has held a number of honours and has authored more than 150 original papers and reviews in his career.</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Date and time: </b>8 April 2020, 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Registration</b>: <a href="https://www.osa.org/en-us/meetings/webinar/2020/blue_light_and_its_effect_on_circadian_rhythms_sle/" class="">https://www.osa.org/en-us/meetings/webinar/2020/blue_light_and_its_effect_on_circadian_rhythms_sle/</a></div>
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<div>Manuel Spitschan PhD<br class="">
Chair, OSA Color Technical Group</div>
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