Circadian phase-shifting by light: Beyond photons

Circadian entrainment to the solar light:dark schedule is thought to be maintained by a simple photon counting method. According to this hypothesis, the pacemaker adjusts the phase of the body’s endogenous rhythms in accordance to the intensity and duration with which it encounters a perceived twili...

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Main Authors: Sevag Kaladchibachi, David C. Negelspach, Fabian Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451994417300366