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From: pjas@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Paul Jasinski)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: 25 hour day
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Date: 18 Jul 90 18:15:53 GMT
Reply-To: pjas@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Paul Jasinski)
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I've been following this thread for a while.  Would it be worthwhile to design
a lighting system in the bedroom then which provided an effective dose of
bright light shortly prior to the alarm time to wake up.  How long a period of
time would this need to go on to 'reprogram' the body to wake up, and would
it be effective if it were not used every day?  Can anyone think of any 
adverse effects on the body?  What kind of lite would be most effective 
(flourescent?).  

well, there are my questions.  My personal feeling is that it could bring
people like me who aren't morning people to an earlier state of mental 
alertness in the morning...it might be worth it to create such a device.

just some random thoughts-

paul jasinski  (IN%"pjas@uhura.cc.rochester.edu")

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