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Melanopsin Vision

Sensation and Perception Through Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2022

Daniel S. Joyce
Affiliation:
University of Nevada, Reno
Kevin W. Houser
Affiliation:
Oregon State University
Stuart N. Peirson
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Jamie M. Zeitzer
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
Andrew J. Zele
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology

Summary

Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are the most recently discovered photoreceptor class in the human retina. This Element integrates new knowledge and perspectives from visual neuroscience, psychology, sleep science and architecture to discuss how melanopsin-mediated ipRGC functions can be measured and their circuits manipulated. It reveals contemporary and emerging lighting technologies as powerful tools to set mind, brain and behaviour.
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