Wearable Light-and-Motion Dataloggers for Sleep/Wake Research: A Review
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Abstract
Long-term recording of a person’s activity (actimetry or actigraphy) using devices typically worn on the wrist is increasingly applied in sleep/wake, chronobiological, and clinical research to estimate parameters of sleep and sleep-wake cycles. With the recognition of the importance of light in influencing these parameters and with the development of technological capabilities, light sensors have been introduced into devices to correlate physiological and environmental changes. Over the past two decades, many such new devices have appeared from different manufacturers. One of the aims of this review is to help researchers and clinicians choose the data logger that best fits their research goals. Seventeen currently available light-and-motion recorders entered the analysis. They were reviewed for appearance, dimensions, weight, mounting, battery, sensors, features, communication interface, and software. We found that all devices differed from each other in several features. In particular, six devices are equipped with a light sensor that can measure blue light. It is noteworthy that blue light most profoundly influences the physiology and behavior of mammals. As the wearables market is growing rapidly, this review helps guide future developments and needs to be updated every few years.
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OpenAlex topics: Sleep and Wakefulness Research · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Affiliations
Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, 630117 Novosibirsk, Russia
Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences (MCN), University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Laboratory for Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics, Research Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technologies, Medical University, 625023 Tyumen, Russia
Department of Biological & Medical Physics UNSECO, Medical University, 625023 Tyumen, Russia
Institute of Physiology of Komi Science Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia
Department of Biology, Medical University, 625023 Tyumen, Russia
Tyumen Cardiology Research Center, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science, 634009 Tomsk, Russia
Laboratory for Chronobiology and Chronomedicine, Research Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technologies, Medical University, 625023 Tyumen, Russia
Funding
Government of Tyumen District
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