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Assessing the best hour to start the day: an appraisal of seasonal daylight saving time

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We provide an evidence-based position on the seasonal regulation of clocks daylight saving time (DST) that challenges position papers by sleep associations against the practice. We review the acute, short-term impact and the chronic, long-term impact of DST in the context of the changing ambient light conditions that characterize seasons at Extratropical latitudes. We highlight the association between DST, human physiology (photoreceptive mechanisms) and human daily life. We offer a perspective on the possible scenarios should clock regulations be abandoned.

Source: Royal Society Open Science

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240727

Authors: José María Martín-Olalla, Jorge Mira

Institutions: Universidad de Sevilla, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Language: English

Topic: Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,471

OpenAlex ID: W4408555046