A circadian rhythm (/sərˈkeɪdiən/), or circadian cycle, is a natural oscillation that repeats roughly every 24 hours. Circadian rhythms can refer to any...
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD), also known as circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWD), are a family of sleep disorders which affect the...
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Light effects on circadian rhythm are the response of circadian rhythms to light. Most animals and other organisms have a biological clock that synchronizes...
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environment, primarily daylight and darkness. Circadian clocks are the central mechanisms that drive circadian rhythms. They consist of three major components:...
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blue-green algae, see bacterial circadian rhythms). The best studied rhythm in chronobiology is the circadian rhythm, a roughly 24-hour cycle shown by...
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Bacterial circadian rhythms, like other circadian rhythms, are endogenous "biological clocks" that have the following three characteristics: (a) in constant...
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100 Gigs (redirect from Circadian Rhythm (Drake song))
2024, through the same Instagram, Drake released three new tracks, "Circadian Rhythm", "SOD", previously featuring Lil Yachty, and "No Face", featuring...
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Chronotype (redirect from Circadian type)
A chronotype is the behavioral manifestation of underlying circadian rhythm's myriad of physical processes. A person's chronotype is the propensity for...
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Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder (ISWRD) is a rare form of circadian rhythm sleep disorder. It is characterized by numerous naps throughout the 24-hour...
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Delayed sleep phase disorder (redirect from Delayed Circadian Rhythm Disorder)
a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) compared to those of societal norms. The disorder affects the timing of biological rhythms including sleep...
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sleep–wake disorder (non-24, N24SWD, or N24) is one of several chronic circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSDs). It is defined as a "chronic steady pattern...
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Jet lag (redirect from Circadian dysrhythmia)
is a temporary physiological condition that occurs when a person's circadian rhythm is out of sync with the time zone they are in, and is a typical result...
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Chronobiology (redirect from Biological rhythms)
blue-green algae, see bacterial circadian rhythms). The best studied rhythm in chronobiology is the circadian rhythm, a roughly 24-hour cycle shown by...
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (category Circadian rhythm)
the optic chiasm. It is the principal circadian pacemaker in mammals, responsible for generating circadian rhythms. Reception of light inputs from photosensitive...
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circadian rhythm can lead to extremely harmful affects on students' learning and memory processes as well. This is largely in part because circadian rhythm...
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Melatonin (section Circadian rhythm)
crucial role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm, in vertebrates. In vertebrates, melatonin's functions extend to synchronizing...
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Somnolence (section Circadian rhythm disorders)
preceding falling asleep, the condition of being in a drowsy state due to circadian rhythm disorders, or a symptom of other health problems. It can be accompanied...
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Sundowning (category Circadian rhythm)
sundowning have not been empirically proven, some evidence suggests that circadian rhythm disruption increases sundowning behaviors. In humans, sunset triggers...
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Zeitgeber (category Circadian rhythm)
approximately 24 hours and maintains this rhythm in the absence of external stimuli is considered a circadian rhythm. It is believed that the brain's suprachiasmatic...
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Sleep (section Circadian clock)
sleepwalking and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder; bruxism; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The use of artificial light has substantially altered...
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Torpor (section Circadian rhythm during torpor)
biological rhythms such as circadian and circannual rhythms to continue natural functions. Different animals will manage their circadian rhythm differently...
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327.30 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, unspecified 327.31 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, delayed sleep phase type 327.32 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder...
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Cryptochrome (section Circadian rhythm)
animals that are sensitive to blue light. They are involved in the circadian rhythms and the sensing of magnetic fields in a number of species. The name...
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suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), the location of the 'master circadian pacemaker'. See SCN and circadian rhythm below. VIP in the pituitary helps to regulate prolactin...
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Drosophila circadian rhythm is a daily 24-hour cycle of rest and activity in the fruit flies of the genus Drosophila. The biological process was discovered...
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Acetabularia (section Circadian rhythms)
Acetabularia has been used to study circadian rhythms. Studies have shown Acetabularia has a diurnal circadian rhythm. These rhythmic changes in respiratory...
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Sleep disorders are broadly classified into dyssomnias, parasomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders involving the timing of sleep, and other disorders...
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dictionary. In chronobiology, an infradian rhythm is a rhythm with a period longer than the period of a circadian rhythm, i.e., one cycle is longer than 24 hours...
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chronobiology, an ultradian rhythm is a recurrent period or cycle repeated throughout a 24-hour day. In contrast, circadian rhythms complete one cycle daily...
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Ramelteon (section Circadian rhythm sleep disorders)
approved for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders. It was previously under development for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, but development...
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