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The Science of Pigments and How They Affect Our Skin
21:26 - 30:23 (08:56)
This podcast discusses the role of melanocytes and the absorption of ultraviolet light in creating changes in our skin pigmentation, as well as the ways in which photoreceptors inform other cells about the presence of light.
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In our eyes, we have three types of cones: red, green and blue, which absorb light energy of different wavelengths to different extents and help us see different colors.
21:26 - 23:20 (01:53)
Summary
In our eyes, we have three types of cones: red, green and blue, which absorb light energy of different wavelengths to different extents and help us see different colors.
ChapterThe Science of Pigments and How They Affect Our Skin
EpisodeUsing Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health
PodcastHuberman Lab
Light impacts the way our cells function for better or for worse, with examples such as melanocytes responding to ultraviolet short wavelength light to change our skin pigmentation and photoreceptors informing other cell types about light exposure.
23:21 - 27:03 (03:41)
Summary
Light impacts the way our cells function for better or for worse, with examples such as melanocytes responding to ultraviolet short wavelength light to change our skin pigmentation and photoreceptors informing other cell types about light exposure.
ChapterThe Science of Pigments and How They Affect Our Skin
EpisodeUsing Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health
PodcastHuberman Lab
Light serves as a transducer that communicates valuable information about the environment around us.
27:03 - 30:23 (03:20)
Summary
Light serves as a transducer that communicates valuable information about the environment around us. Circadian rhythms act as a calendar to keep our body in sync with the 365-day calendar year using hormones that are released into our body each day and night.