Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan

Research focus: Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan's research focuses on the effects of light on human physiology and behaviour, in particular with respect to the biological clock, circadian rhythms and sleep. In his research, he combines chronobiological assessments with cutting-edge methods for measuring, characterising and generating light stimuli, both in laboratory and field.

Keywords: circadian rhythms, visual system, sleep

Selected publications:

Spitschan, M., & Santhi, N. (2022). Individual differences and diversity in human physiological responses to light. EBioMedicine, 75, 103640.
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Spitschan, M., Garbazza, C., Kohl, S., & Cajochen, C. (2021). Sleep and circadian phenotype in people without cone-mediated vision: a case series of five CNGB3 and two CNGA3 patients. Brain Commun, 3(3), fcab159.
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Spitschan, M., Lazar, R., Yetik, E., & Cajochen, C. (2019). No evidence for an S cone contribution to acute neuroendocrine and alerting responses to light. Curr Biol, 29(24), R1297-R1298.
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Spitschan, M., Bock, A. S., Ryan, J., Frazzetta, G., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2017). The human visual cortex response to melanopsin-directed stimulation is accompanied by a distinct perceptual experience. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 114(46), 12291-12296.
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Spitschan, M., Jain, S., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2014). Opponent melanopsin and S-cone signals in the human pupillary light response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111(43), 15568-15572.
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