Want to know more about our inbuilt body clock?
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, most people suffer from some degree of light deprivation and an unbalanced circadian rhythm.
Selected studies and research about daylight and human beings
Daylight increases our productivity
A field study from USA indicates that employees working by a window have up to 15% increased productivity compared to colleagues further inside the building.
Daylight improves your brain capacity, ability to focus, and memory
A scientific study from Switzerland shows that an increase in daylight exposure during the day can improve the brain’s capacity, performance and ability to solve problems with prolonged effect.
Avoid daylight at bedtime for better sleep
Using smartphones and tablets right before bedtime or in bed pose a risk to our ability to fall asleep and to the sleep quality. Daylight is beneficial and necessary during the day, but very unhelpful at any other time.
Daylight changes the brain’s speed, reaction time and judgement
This study demonstrated that daylight has an significant effect on the function of the brain.
Daylight improves intelligence, physiology, and our circadian rhythm
Daylight offers the brain better work conditions, because it optimizes our 24-hour circadian rhythm.