- louise.bjerrum@uib.no
- Visitor address
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Årstadveien 17
5009 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7807NO-5020 BergenNorway
Short info
Work
Brief description of PhD project
My PhD project is part of the ENLIGHT project. The overall aim of the ENLIGHT project is to explore new and optimal light conditions to improve cognition, mood, and health in people with mild dementia. My focus is on the acute effects of daytime light exposure on cognitive performance in healthy, young adults. Reserarch method: laboratory experiments in the Human Light Lab.
Affiliated research groups/-networks
Bergen Research Group for intervention and mental health across the lifespan | BRIM
Bergen Sleep and Chronobiology Network | BeSCN
Deputy work and boards/panels/commissions
- Administrator of BRIM webpage (2023-2025)
- Teaching: PRPSYK100 (2020-2021, 2024: course responsibility)
- PhD student representative: Graduate School of Clinical and Developmental Psychology (2019-2022)
- Administrative coordinator: Bergen Research Group for Innovation, Growth, Health and Technology (2019-2022)
- Group B (temporary academic staff) representative: Department Board at Department of Clinical Psychology (2020-2022)
- Substitute Safety representative: Department of Clinical psychology (2019-2022)
Outreach
"Opplys klokken din": a comic book for adolescents about how light affects sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health.
Read more here.
Teaching
Publications
2024
- Bjerrum, Louise; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sørensen, Lin et al. (2024). Acute effects of light during daytime on central aspects of attention and affect: A systematic review. (external link)
- Bjerrum, Louise Bruland; Kambestad, Oda Bugge; Sørensen, Lin et al. (2024). The Acute Effects of Artificial Light on Attention and Emotional Processing. (external link)
2023
- Visted, Endre; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Mæland, Silje et al. (2023). Validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) with an older Norwegian population. (external link)
- Kambestad, Oda Bugge; Visted, Endre; Osnes, Berge et al. (2023). The effects of different Light Conditions on Emotional Processing in Young Adults. (external link)
- Kambestad, Oda Bugge; Visted, Endre; Osnes, Berge et al. (2023). Effect of light on an emotional go/no-go task in young adults. (external link)
2018
- Grønli, Janne; Marti, Andrea Rørvik; waslander, jorrit et al. (2018). Extended photoperiod alters sleep and expression of synaptic plasticity-associated genes. The impact of blue-enriched light.. (external link)
- Bjerrum, Louise Haugen; Pedersen, Torhild; Mrdalj, Jelena et al. (2018). Prolonged photoperiod alters time in sleep and slow-wave activity. The impact of blue-enriched light.. (external link)
- Marti, Andrea Rørvik; Skrede, Silje; Mrdalj, Jelena et al. (2018). Extending the photoperiod impacts circadian rhythmicity and gene expression in prefrontal cortex and retina- Impact of exposure to blue-enriched light.. (external link)
- Marti, Andrea Rørvik; waslander, jorrit; Skrede, Silje et al. (2018). Extended photoperiod alters circadian rhythmicity and expression of neuroplasticity markers. The impact of blue-enriched light.. (external link)
See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.
Bjerrum, L.B., Visted, E., Nordhus, I.H. et al. Light of both high and low melanopic illuminance improves alertness and attention during daytime. Sci Rep 15, 45238 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-29154-4
Bjerrum, L.B., Nordhus, I.H., Sørensen, L. et al. Acute effects of light during daytime on central aspects of attention and affect: A systematic review. Biol Psychol 192, 108845 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108845