Publications of M Spitschan

Spitschan, M.; Jain, S.; Brainard, D.; Aguirre, G.: Opponent melanopsin and S-cone signals in the human pupillary light response. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111 (43), pp. 15568 - 15572 (2014)

Zeiner, K.; Spitschan, M.; Harris, J.: Perceptual integration across natural monocular regions. Journal of Vision 14 (3), 5, pp. 1 - 14 (2014)

Santhi, N.; Spitschan, M. (Eds.): Circadian and Visual Neuroscience. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2022), 355 pp.

Hexley, A.; Morimoto, T.; Spitschan, M.: Psychophysics: Concepts, methods, and frontiers. In: APA handbook of research methods in psychology 1: Foundations, planning, measures, and psychometrics, Vol. 1, 2. ed. Ed., pp. 511 - 528 (Eds. Cooper, H.; Coutanche, M.; MacMullen, L.; Panter, A.; Rindskopf, D. et al.). American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, USA (2023)

Broszio, K.; Zauner, J.; Spitschan, M.: Wie viel Licht erreicht uns wirklich? Erkenntnisse aus der Dortmunder MeLiDos-Studie. In: 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, pp. 27 - 32. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Wörrlein, L.; Kobas, B.; Rockcastle, S.; Spitschan, M.: Übertragungseffekte bei der lichtinduzierten Melatoninunterdrückung. In: 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, pp. 18 - 22. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Zauner, J.; Hubalek, S.; Spitschan, M.: Translation von der Wissenschaft in die Praxis –Erarbeitung von stilisierten Praxisbeispielen zur Umsetzung der nicht-visuellen Lichtwirkung. In: 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, pp. 33 - 34. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Stampfli, J.; Schrader, B.; Spitschan, M.; Blattner, P.; Cajochen, C.: Light-Dosimeter: Ein neues Gerät zur Erforschung von nicht-visuellen Lichtwirkungen. In: 11. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, pp. 120 - 125. 11. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, Dortmund, Germany, April 26, 2022 - April 27, 2022. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2022)

Shiwen, L.; Steel, L.; Dahlsjö, C.; Peirson, S.; Shenkin, A.; Morimoto, T.; Smithson, H.; Spitschan, M.: Hyperspectral characterisation of natural illumination in woodland and forest environments. In: Novel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications XXIV (Eds. Hahlweg, C.; Mulley, J.). SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications 2021, San Diego, CA, USA, August 01, 2021 - August 05, 2021. SPIE, Bellingham, WA, USA (submitted)

Bruch, F.; Zauner, J.; Spitschan, M.: Lichtexposition bei Rettungskräften im Schichtdienst: Eine Pilotstudie. In 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, p. 23. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Fischer, E.; Heinrichs, H.; Zauner, J.; Spitschan, M.: Lichtexposition, Stoffwechsel und Schlaf in der Schwangerschaft. In 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, pp. 24 - 25. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Spitschan, M.; Zauner, J.: Lichtexposition im Alltag: Verhalten, Messung und internationale Evidenz aus sieben Ländern. In 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, p. 26. 13. Symposium Licht und Gesundheit, February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026. Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Dortmund, Germany (2026)

Biller, A.; Fatima, N.; Hainke, L.; Plankl, V.; Nadeem, A.; Spitschan, M.: Longitudinal variation in sleep and circadian rhythms across season and photoperiod: Results from the Ecology of Human Sleep (EcoSleep) Cohort Study. In XVIII European Biological Rhythms Society Congress (EBRS 2025), S 25-4, p. 162. XVIII European Biological Rhythms Society Congress (EBRS 2025), Lübeck, Germany, August 24, 2025 - August 28, 2025. (2025)

Alkaff, Z.; Murukesu, R.; Del Villar, D.; Spitschan, M.: Protocol for Co-Designing an mHealth Behavior Change Intervention to Optimize Light Exposure with Older Adults in Singapore. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 716 - 717. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Bickerstaff, L.; Trinkl, J.; Munkwitz, S.; Spitschan, M.: Subjective and objective light sensitivity under different pharmacological conditions. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), p. 715. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Biller, A.; Fatima, N.; Hamberger, C.; Hainke, L.; Plankl, V.; Nadeem, A.; Kramer, A.; Hecht, M.; Spitschan, M.: Determinants of Sleep Under Real-World Conditions: Preliminary Results from the Longitudinal, 12-Month Ecology of Human Sleep (EcoSleep) Cohort Study. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 709 - 710. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Fazlali, F.; Lazar, R.; Stefani, O.; Spitschan, M.; Cajochen, C.: Sex and Seasonal Changes in Human Melatonin Suppression and Alerting Response to Light. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 734 - 735. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Guidolin, C.; Zauner, J.; Spitschan, M.: Measuring, Detecting, and Handling Non-Wear Intervals in Longitudinal Light Exposure Studies. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 701 - 702. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Heinrichs, H.; Thalji, S.; Spitschan, M.: Examining time-of-day variation in human temporal contrast sensitivity in an ultra-short sleep-wake protocol. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 726 - 727. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)

Lazar, R.; Fazlali, F.; Stefani, O.; Spitschan, M.; Cajochen, C.: Exposure to Bright Light During Afternoon to Early Evening Reduces Later Evening Melatonin Release in Adolescents. In Clocks & Sleep, 6 (4), pp. 734 - 735. Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLBTR 2024), Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2024 - June 22, 2024. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland (2024)