Andrew Huberman· PhD
Viewing bright light (all colors) 10-4am. Bad for sleep, dopamine & more.
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Viewing bright light (all colors) 10-4am. Bad for sleep, dopamine & more.
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that light in the middle of the night reduces dopamine levels to the point where it can start causing problems with learning and memory and mood.
if we view bright lights or even not so bright lights between the hours of 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM, that is strongly disruptive, very disruptive for our dopamine production. It can really screw up our sleep
light in the middle of the night reduces dopamine levels to the point where it can start causing problems with learning and memory and mood.
if we view bright lights or even not so bright lights between the hours of 1000 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., that is strongly disruptive, very disruptive for our dopamine production. It can really screw up our sleep.
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