UDC

612.85.017

Authors

Bocharov Mikhail Ivanovich, Faculty for Humanities, Ukhta State Technical University (Ukhta, Russia)

Abstract

The author has found that in Northern Russia natural reduction of the total light period by 4–5 hours results in higher perception thresholds of sensitivity to low and high frequency signals in young adults aged 19–21 years. Thresholds of sensitivity to midrange signals stay unchanged.

Keywords

human, light regime, north, sensitivity, sensor systems.

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