Circadian and Wakefulness-Sleep Modulation of Cognition in Humans

Cognitive and affective processes vary over the course of the 24 hour day. Time of day dependent changes in human cognition are modulated by an internal circadian timekeeping system with a near-24-hour period. The human circadian timekeeping system interacts with sleep-wakefulness regulatory proce...

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Main Authors: Kenneth P Wright, Christopher A Lowry, Monique K LeBourgeois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2012.00050/full