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  • Cardiovascular events surge in the morning due to abrupt shifts in cardiac autonomic control during sleep-to-wake transitions.
  • These neural changes cause rapid increases in cardiac function, leading to potential cardiovascular stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if light exposure can optimize heart rate and its neural regulation.
  • To determine if light promotes a smoother sleep-to-wake transition, minimizing morning cardiovascular vulnerability.

Main Methods:

  • 17 healthy young men participated in a within-subject design study.
  • Participants were awakened 2 hours before their usual time.
  • A control condition (darkness/dim light) was compared with dawn-simulation-light (DSL) exposure around wake-up time.

Main Results:

  • DSL significantly reduced the steepness of heart rate increase during the sleep-to-wake transition compared to the control.
  • Cardiac sympatho-vagal control showed a smoother increase under DSL and remained stable post-awakening.
  • These effects were primarily mediated by changes in parasympathetic cardiac control.

Conclusions:

  • Light exposure around wake-up is a non-invasive strategy to reduce sleep-to-wake evoked cardiac modulation.
  • This light-based approach may protect against morning cardiovascular vulnerability, especially under increased sleep pressure.
  • Translational application of morning light exposure could enhance cardiac protection during critical morning hours.