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Essentials: Timing Light for Better Sleep, Energy & Mood | Dr. Samer Hattar

Andrew Huberman

Dr. Samer Hattar explains that light influences human biology through two distinct mechanisms: conscious vision and a subconscious system regulating vital functions like sleep, mood, hunger, and learning. This regulation is managed by an internal "circadian clock," derived from the Latin for "approx …