TY - JOUR AU - Kent, Shia T. AU - McClure, Leslie A. AU - Crosson, William L. AU - Arnett, Donna K. AU - Wadley, Virginia G. AU - Sathiakumar, Nalini PY - 2009 DA - 2009/07/28 TI - Effect of sunlight exposure on cognitive function among depressed and non-depressed participants: a REGARDS cross-sectional study JO - Environmental Health SP - 34 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Possible physiological causes for the effect of sunlight on mood are through the suprachiasmatic nuclei and evidenced by serotonin and melatonin regulation and its associations with depression. Cognitive function involved in these same pathways may potentially be affected by sunlight exposure. We evaluated whether the amount of sunlight exposure (i.e. insolation) affects cognitive function and examined the effect of season on this relationship. SN - 1476-069X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-8-34 DO - 10.1186/1476-069X-8-34 ID - Kent2009 ER -