Time of day affects global brain fluctuations
Credit: Csaba Orban As the day progresses, the strength of the brain's global signal fluctuation shows an unexpected decrease, according ...
Tag: Circadian Rhythm
Molecular switch mechanism explains how mutations shorten biological clocks
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of our internal clocks may enable the development of therapies for sleep disorders and other effects ...
Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury
The Department of Defense has a vested interest in the new University of Arizona-led research, but the results have implications ...
Study suggests biological clock is key to reducing heart damage from radiation therapy
Findings could one day lead to improved outcomes for breast cancer patientsCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, WSU Health Sciences Spokane ...
Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers
Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw Teenagers in the US simply don't get enough shut eye. The consequences ...
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between ...
Combining science and design to measure our exposure to light
Credit: © HEAD-Baptiste Coulon How much light do you receive over the course of a day? What type of light ...
Rhythmic perception in humans has strong evolutionary roots
So suggests a study that compares the behaviour of rodents and humans with respect to the detection rhythm, by Alexandre ...
Team finds link between vitamin A and brain response in Monarch butterflies
The findings pave the way for understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin A operates in the brain to translate day ...
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
Light-sensitive cells in immature retina are networked, suggesting bigger role in developing brainCredit: Image by Franklin Caval-Holme, UC Berkeley By ...
Stress hormone helps control the circadian rhythm of brain cells
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen As day turns into night, and night turns into day, the vast majority ...
UCI-led study reveals non-image light sensing mechanism of circadian neurons
Researchers reveal the role of blue and ultra violet light and how they affect central brain neuronsCredit: UCI School of ...
Glucose wears down circadian clocks in obesity, may drive cardiovascular risk
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2019) - High glucose in obesity appears to gum ...
Scientists discover skin keeps time independent of the brain
Skin expresses its own photoreceptors using a previously mysterious member of the opsin gene family, neuroposinCredit: Alice Gray Squids, octopuses, ...