MARIANA FIGUEIRO

Summary

Affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Phototransduction for human melatonin suppression
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
    J Pineal Res 32:209-13. 2002
  2. ncbi Retinal mechanisms determine the subadditive response to polychromatic light by the human circadian system
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neurosci Lett 438:242-5. 2008
  3. ncbi Field measurements of light exposures and circadian disruption in two populations of older adults
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Alzheimers Dis 31:711-5. 2012
  4. ncbi Preliminary evidence that light through the eyelids can suppress melatonin and phase shift dim light melatonin onset
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    BMC Res Notes 5:221. 2012
  5. ncbi Circadian light
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Circadian Rhythms 8:2. 2010
  6. ncbi A new approach to understanding the impact of circadian disruption on human health
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Circadian Rhythms 6:7. 2008
  7. ncbi Lack of short-wavelength light during the school day delays dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in middle school students
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 31:92-6. 2010
  8. ncbi Preliminary evidence that both blue and red light can induce alertness at night
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
    BMC Neurosci 10:105. 2009
  9. ncbi A personal light-treatment device for improving sleep quality in the elderly: dynamics of nocturnal melatonin suppression at two exposure levels
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
    Chronobiol Int 26:726-39. 2009
  10. ncbi Evening daylight may cause adolescents to sleep less in spring than in winter
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
    Chronobiol Int 27:1242-58. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Using light to increase visual and perceptual cues and decrease falls risk
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2009
  2. Using light to increase visual and perceptual cues and decrease falls risk
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2010
  3. Methodology issues in a tailored light treatment for persons with dementia
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Phototransduction for human melatonin suppression
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
    J Pineal Res 32:209-13. 2002
    ....
  2. ncbi Retinal mechanisms determine the subadditive response to polychromatic light by the human circadian system
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neurosci Lett 438:242-5. 2008
    ..This study demonstrates for the first time that subadditivity is due to spectrally opponent (color) retinal neurons...
  3. ncbi Field measurements of light exposures and circadian disruption in two populations of older adults
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Alzheimers Dis 31:711-5. 2012
    ....
  4. ncbi Preliminary evidence that light through the eyelids can suppress melatonin and phase shift dim light melatonin onset
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    BMC Res Notes 5:221. 2012
    ....
  5. ncbi Circadian light
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Circadian Rhythms 8:2. 2010
    ..Finally, circadian light (CLA) and circadian stimulus (CS) calculation procedures based on a published mathematical model of human circadian phototransduction are presented with an example...
  6. ncbi A new approach to understanding the impact of circadian disruption on human health
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    J Circadian Rhythms 6:7. 2008
    ..Ecological studies of human exposures to light are virtually nonexistent, however, making it difficult to determine if, in fact, light-induced circadian disruption directly affects human health...
  7. ncbi Lack of short-wavelength light during the school day delays dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in middle school students
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 31:92-6. 2010
    ..The goal of this study was to investigate whether removal of short-wavelength light during the morning hours delayed the onset of melatonin in young adults...
  8. ncbi Preliminary evidence that both blue and red light can induce alertness at night
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
    BMC Neurosci 10:105. 2009
    ..If it were shown that a moderate level of red light impacts alertness, it would have had to occur via a pathway other than through the circadian system...
  9. ncbi A personal light-treatment device for improving sleep quality in the elderly: dynamics of nocturnal melatonin suppression at two exposure levels
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
    Chronobiol Int 26:726-39. 2009
    ....
  10. ncbi Evening daylight may cause adolescents to sleep less in spring than in winter
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
    Chronobiol Int 27:1242-58. 2010
    ..Therefore, lighting schemes that reduce evening light in the spring may encourage longer sleep times in adolescents...
  11. ncbi Lighting and perceptual cues: effects on gait measures of older adults at high and low risk for falls
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    BMC Geriatr 11:49. 2011
    ..As a person ages, gait becomes slower and stride becomes shorter, especially in dimly lighted environments. Falls risk has been associated with reduced speed and increased gait variability...
  12. ncbi Implications of controlled short-wavelength light exposure for sleep in older adults
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street 3rd floor, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
    BMC Res Notes 4:334. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  13. ncbi The impact of light from computer monitors on melatonin levels in college students
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 32:158-63. 2011
    ..Melatonin suppression resulting from exposure to light at night has been linked to increased risk for diseases. The impact of luminous cathode ray tube (CRT) computer monitors on melatonin suppression was investigated...
  14. ncbi On light as an alerting stimulus at night
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars) 67:171-8. 2007
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  15. ncbi Circadian effectiveness of two polychromatic lights in suppressing human nocturnal melatonin
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neurosci Lett 406:293-7. 2006
    ..Some practical implications of these results are discussed...
  16. ncbi Demonstration of additivity failure in human circadian phototransduction
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 26:493-8. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: This direct test of subadditivity, together with evidence from neuroanatomy, supports the inference that spectral opponency is a fundamental characteristic of human circadian phototransduction...
  17. ncbi Of mice and women: light as a circadian stimulus in breast cancer research
    John D Bullough
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 17:375-83. 2006
    ..In this paper, we propose a quantitative framework for comparing radiometric and photometric quantities in human and rodent studies...
  18. ncbi Additivity in murine circadian phototransduction
    John D Bullough
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Zoolog Sci 22:223-7. 2005
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  19. ncbi Preliminary evidence for spectral opponency in the suppression of melatonin by light in humans
    Mariana G Figueiro
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Neuroreport 15:313-6. 2004
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  20. ncbi A model of phototransduction by the human circadian system
    Mark S Rea
    Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 21 Union Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
    Brain Res Brain Res Rev 50:213-28. 2005
    ..The proposed model offers a framework for hypothesis testing and subsequent discussion of the practical aspects of architectural lighting with respect to light and health...
  21. ncbi On melatonin suppression from polychromatic and narrowband light
    John D Bullough
    Chronobiol Int 25:653-6. 2008

Research Grants3

  1. Using light to increase visual and perceptual cues and decrease falls risk
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  2. Using light to increase visual and perceptual cues and decrease falls risk
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  3. Methodology issues in a tailored light treatment for persons with dementia
    MARIANA FIGUEIRO; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....