https://newatlas.com/science/light-treatment-sleep-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-stanford/
It's just preliminary research, but it shows that strobe lights at night can help teenagers sleep longer (insert appropriate joke here
). The lights aren't bright/long enough to wake the sleeper, but they seem to alter the circadian rhythm. It doesn't sound like a cure for all types of insomnia, but it might be useful for some people.
They did state: "More research is certainly needed to better understand this mechanism of action, and to further optimize the technique for future therapeutic outcomes, so don't go setting up a night time strobe light in your teenager's room just yet."
It's just preliminary research, but it shows that strobe lights at night can help teenagers sleep longer (insert appropriate joke here
). The lights aren't bright/long enough to wake the sleeper, but they seem to alter the circadian rhythm. It doesn't sound like a cure for all types of insomnia, but it might be useful for some people.They did state: "More research is certainly needed to better understand this mechanism of action, and to further optimize the technique for future therapeutic outcomes, so don't go setting up a night time strobe light in your teenager's room just yet."