Reply to Bracke et al. Comment on “Prayag et al. Light Modulation of Human Clocks, Wake, and Sleep. Clocks&Sleep 2019, 1, 193–208”
1. Elements of Context on the Importance of Experimental Conditions and on Mathematical Modelling
2. Melatonin Suppression Depends on, and Is Predicted by, the Spectral Content in Melanopsin-Weighted Irradiance, Not on the Light Source per se
3. Influence of the Pupil Diameter on Melatonin Suppression
4. Conclusions
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Prayag, A.S.; Münch, M.; Aeschbach, D.; Chellappa, S.L.; Gronfier, C. Reply to Bracke et al. Comment on “Prayag et al. Light Modulation of Human Clocks, Wake, and Sleep. Clocks&Sleep 2019, 1, 193–208”. Clocks & Sleep 2021, 3, 398-402. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3030026
Prayag AS, Münch M, Aeschbach D, Chellappa SL, Gronfier C. Reply to Bracke et al. Comment on “Prayag et al. Light Modulation of Human Clocks, Wake, and Sleep. Clocks&Sleep 2019, 1, 193–208”. Clocks & Sleep. 2021; 3(3):398-402. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3030026
Chicago/Turabian StylePrayag, Abhishek S., Mirjam Münch, Daniel Aeschbach, Sarah L. Chellappa, and Claude Gronfier. 2021. "Reply to Bracke et al. Comment on “Prayag et al. Light Modulation of Human Clocks, Wake, and Sleep. Clocks&Sleep 2019, 1, 193–208”" Clocks & Sleep 3, no. 3: 398-402. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3030026