Circadian and Visual Neuroscience, Volume 273 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Optical set-ups, Psychophysics of Luminance and Color Vision, Psychophysics of non-visual photoreception PRC/IRC/DRC/Spectral Sensitivity, Circadian and visual photometry, Modelling (retina), Modelling (circadian), Techniques for examining vision at the cellular level, Advanced techniques for characterizing the world hyperspectrally, Circadian physiology in mice: Melanopsin, Circadian physiology in mice: Color and cones, Translational aspects of animal studies, Retinal clocks, Primate non-visual physiology, Light and mood in animal models, and much more.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. Chapter 1: Circadian and visual photometry - p. 1 3. Chapter 2: Optical stimulation systems for studying human vision - p. 13 4. Chapter 3: Hyperspectral characterization of natural lighting environments - p. 37 5. Chapter 4: Endogenous functioning and light response of the retinal clock in vertebrates - p. 49 6. Chapter 5: Light-dependent effects on mood: Mechanistic insights from animal models - p. 71 7. Chapter 6: Rodent models in translational circadian photobiology - p. 97 8. Chapter 7: Slow vision: Measuring melanopsin-mediated light effects in animal models - p. 117 9. Chapter 8: Beyond irradiance: Visual signals influencing mammalian circadian function - p. 145 10. Chapter 9: Circadian photoreception: The impact of light on human circadian rhythms - p. 171 11. Chapter 10: Modeling (circadian) - p. 181 12. Chapter 11: Visual encoding: Principles and software - p. 199 13. Chapter 12: Visual psychophysics: Luminance and color - p. 231 14. Chapter 13: Aging of visual mechanisms - p. 257 15. Chapter 14: Seeing and sensing temporal variations in natural daylight - p. 275 16. Chapter 15: Light in ecological settings: Entrainment, circadian disruption, and interventions - p. 303 17. Chapter 16: How can light be used to optimize sleep and health in older adults? - p. 331
Circadian and Visual Neuroscience, Volume 273 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Optical set-ups, Psychophysics of Luminance and Color Vision, Psychophysics of non-visual photoreception PRC/IRC/DRC/Spectral Sensitivity, Circadian and visual photometry, Modelling (retina), Modelling (circadian), Techniques for examining vision at the cellular level, Advanced techniques for characterizing the world hyperspectrally, Circadian physiology in mice: Melanopsin, Circadian physiology in mice: Color and cones, Translational aspects of animal studies, Retinal clocks, Primate non-visual physiology, Light and mood in animal models, and much more.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. Chapter 1: Circadian and visual photometry - p. 1 3. Chapter 2: Optical stimulation systems for studying human vision - p. 13 4. Chapter 3: Hyperspectral characterization of natural lighting environments - p. 37 5. Chapter 4: Endogenous functioning and light response of the retinal clock in vertebrates - p. 49 6. Chapter 5: Light-dependent effects on mood: Mechanistic insights from animal models - p. 71 7. Chapter 6: Rodent models in translational circadian photobiology - p. 97 8. Chapter 7: Slow vision: Measuring melanopsin-mediated light effects in animal models - p. 117 9. Chapter 8: Beyond irradiance: Visual signals influencing mammalian circadian function - p. 145 10. Chapter 9: Circadian photoreception: The impact of light on human circadian rhythms - p. 171 11. Chapter 10: Modeling (circadian) - p. 181 12. Chapter 11: Visual encoding: Principles and software - p. 199 13. Chapter 12: Visual psychophysics: Luminance and color - p. 231 14. Chapter 13: Aging of visual mechanisms - p. 257 15. Chapter 14: Seeing and sensing temporal variations in natural daylight - p. 275 16. Chapter 15: Light in ecological settings: Entrainment, circadian disruption, and interventions - p. 303 17. Chapter 16: How can light be used to optimize sleep and health in older adults? - p. 331
