Mammals are born with an immature circadian system, which completes its development postnatally. Evidence suggests that the environment experienced by a newborn will impact and shape its development, which will have future consequences at the levels of circadian system function, circadian behaviour and physiology, and potentially, the animal's long-term health and welfare. Here we review the various stages in postnatal development of the circadian system, and discuss the data available on the long-term effects of early environment, in particular light environment, on the animal's brain, physiology and behaviour.
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