The new 'smart' sleep mask that promises to banish jet lag and help you sleep using flashing lights that trick your body into thinking it's in a different time zone

• Neuroon has been created by Polish-American tech start-up Inteliclinic
• It monitors and moderates your sleep patterns to beat jet lag and fatigue 
• Product launched on Kickstarter in 2014 but became available this month 

By Qin Xie For Mailonline

Published: 11:01 EST, 26 April 2016 | Updated: 11:01 EST, 26 April 2016

Travelling can take its toll on your body by disrupting your sleep patterns and your body clock to make you feel tired and irritated.

But a smart new face mask from a Polish-American tech start-up is promising to help you sleep better, beat the effects of jet lag and even get energised with the help of light therapy.

The Neuroon mask is designed to take measurements from your body including brain waves, eye movements and body temperature to create a 'treatment plan' that's designed just for you.

Neuroon mask (pictured) has been created by Polish-American tech start-up Inteliclinic. The product launched on Kickstarter in 2014 but finally became available this month

It monitors and moderates your sleep patterns to beat jet lag and fatigue by using light therapy to 'trick' your body clock

The intelligent mask has been available for pre-order since 2014, when its inventors at Inteliclinic launched a Kickstarter campaign for it and managed to raise four times the pledge goal.

However, after more than two years, the final version of the product has finally been unveiled this month.

The mask has six different functions, which can be controlled through an app on your phone, but it will set you back $299 (£205), excluding postage.

For travellers, the most useful function will be the jet-lag blocker.

Users should input their destination into the app about a week before they travel.

The app will then create a personalised adjustment program based on the measurements taken while the user is sleeping, including sleeping patterns, temperature and pulse.

Users must then wear the mask as they sleep, during which time a series of light flashes will help manipulate the sleep hormone melatonin in the body and reprogram the circadian rhythm, or your body clock.

The mask is controlled through your phone via an app, which will design a sleeping schedule for you according to the information detected by the mask, including body temperature and pulse

To use beat jet lag, users should pre-program their apps about a week before they're set to travel to prepare

WHAT IS BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY? 

An international team of scientists recently discovered what they claim is a molecular reset button for our internal body clock.

Their findings reveal a potential target to treat a range of disorders, from sleep disturbances to other behavioural, cognitive, and metabolic abnormalities, commonly associated with jet lag, shift work and exposure to light at night, as well as with neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression and autism.

In the study, the researchers report that the body's clock is reset when a phosphate combines with a key protein in the brain.

This process, known as phosphorylation, is triggered by light.

In effect, light stimulates the synthesis of specific proteins called Period proteins that play a pivotal role in clock resetting, thereby synchronizing the clock's rhythm with daily environmental cycles.

The body's clock is reset when a phosphate combines with a key protein in the brain. 

These play a pivotal role in clock resetting, thereby synchronising the clock's rhythm with daily environmental cycles.

This function is based on recent research from Stanford University, which revealed that flashing lights could be used to trick your body into believing that it's in a different time zone.

MailOnline reported in February that tests conducted as part of the study showed that the body clock could be adjusted by two hours per day as a result of light therapy.

Alongside control of the light therapy treatment, the app also suggests ways to beat jet lag.

The intelligent mask could also be used outside travel.

The light boost function will help reduce drowsiness and even fend off seasonal affective disorder, according to the company.

Its sleep analytics data is used to help the app determine the best course of treatment for you but can also offer an insight into your sleep patterns.

Those who work irregular hours will want to turn to the biorhythm adjuster, which is said to help you moderate your body clock.

This function will also help counter the effects of using computers late into the night, which could disrupt your sleep patterns.

If you need a nap, the personal pause feature will recommend the best time to get some shut eye - and you can also use the light boost function at the same time.

Finally, the sunrise function will wake you up 'naturally' by simulating sunlight.

The mask can also be used for naps as it will tell you the best time of the day to take a break and wake you up by simulating natural light

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