Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice

Contact

Organisation

Centre for Chronobiology

Department

Job title

emeritus

Based in

Switzerland

Languages

English, French, German

https://webzine.sciami.com/light-for-life-incontri-scientifici-con-le-arti/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33129807/

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

For a chronobiologist, a simple rule is paramount: stable daily rhythms determine our physical and mental well-being. Behaviour and the built environment determine whether we are exposed to sufficient bright light during the day and as little light as possible at night.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Lightbook, Daylight: What makes the difference?, Art installation LEBENSRAUM, Interviews ABOUT LIGHT, The role of daylight for humans, Daylight Ambassadors, Documentary film (by EPFL film makers)

Main discipline

Neuroscience

Other disciplines

Architecture, Art, Journalism, Media Studies and Communication, Medicine, Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Urban Design

Fields of expertise

Chronobiology, Circadian Neuroscience