FAQ

Biocentric lighting

Biocentric lighting (BCL) by BrainLit simulates the important aspects of daylight, including wavelength, intensity, direction, timing, and duration, to sustain a healthy circadian rhythm.

Biocentric lighting environments by BrainLit directly counter the effects of circadian misalignment caused by lack of proper light exposure. As an intelligent lighting solution that accurately simulates natural daylight for human well-being, Biocentric lighting uses algorithm-based light recipes to both balance and sustain the circadian rhythm. Benefits of a synchronized circadian rhythm as supported by Biocentric lighting include:

  • Better sleep¹
  • Increased alertness²
  • Improved cognitive performance³

We tailor our fixed lighting systems according to your needs. Please get a quote to send us your enquiry. If you are in North America you can buy or free-standing solution Alven online.

Yes, our free-standing solution Alven is ideal for home use.

We take pride in acting responsibly in everything we do, helping customers improving their businesses in sustainable ways. We agree with United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (also referred to as Agenda 2030), following a set of guidelines to help us act in sustainable ways when it comes to the social, economic and climate aspects of creating growth in responsible ways. Learn more.

Yes! But you would need to be spending a few hours in the early day outdoors, as this helps support a healthy circadian rhythm. 

Science

Circadian rhythms helps regulate many bodily functions such as sleep, metabolism and cognition. Light is the most important time cue for the circadian rhythm.

When we spend most of our time indoors, our circadian rhythms may struggle to synchronize without exposure to daylight. 

Most of us don’t get enough light to synchronize with the solar day. We also sleep too little. This can lead to circadian disruption, which associated with short and long term health effects. 

The disruption of our circadian rhythm can happen over different periods and occasions during our life. Factors which can impact our circadian rhythm are lack of daylight exposure and frequent changes in our sleep schedule.

A synchronized circadian rhythm is a vital piece of the puzzle that helps your body’s internal mechanisms function properly. It affects your sleep patterns, as well as other aspects of your body’s functioning, such as hormones, body temperature, and eating habits.

Biocentric lighting is a system that can handle circadian adaptation by synchronizing our biological rhythm with solar time.

Light has an effect on our biology and wellbeing that is greater than most people are aware of and that goes beyond the visual effects of light. Light affects normal human physiology in a profound way such as sleep and growth.

People differ in their preferred timing of sleep and wake, which is a physiological behaviour known as chronotypes

About BrainLit

BrainLit’s business is based on a deep understanding of light’s impact on human physiology. Our goal is to set the global standard for healthy lighting and improve life for people through innovative lighting solutions. 

The company was founded in 2012 by Tord Wingren, one of the inventors of Bluetooth technology.

BrainLit employs 30+ people who all have a passion for our mission of delivering healthy light indoors. Learn more about our people

We are a privately owned company with 125 shareholders, most of whom have invested in us privately because they share our passion for improving human well-being. 

Headquartered in Lund, Sweden, BrainLit has a subsidiary in the United States with its offices in NYC.

References

1) Figueiro MG, Steverson B, Heerwa- gen J, Kampschroer K, Hunter CM, Gonzales K, Plitnick B, Rea MS, The impact of daytime light exposures on sleep and mood in office workers, Sleep Health (2017) Jun;3(3):204-215.
2) Viola AU, James LM, Schlangen LJ, Dijk DJ, Blue-enriched white light in the workplace improves self-reported alertness, performance and sleep quality, Scand J Work Environ Health (2008) Aug;34(4):297-306.
3) Beaven CM, Ekström J, A comparison of blue light and caffeine effects on cognitive function and alertness in humans, PLoS One (2013) Oct 7; 8(10):e7607