Neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) function as part of a central timing circuit that drives daily changes in our behaviour and underlying physiology. We have a good conceptual understanding ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) coordinates circadian rhythms that adapt the individual to solar time. SCN pacemaking revolves around ...

Food is a powerful entrainment cue for circadian clocks in peripheral tissues, and changes in the composition of nutrients have been demonstrated to metabolically reprogram peripheral clocks. However, ...

Our physiological processes and our behaviors are generally organized on a cycle of about 24 hours. Circadian rhythms occur in almost all organisms and presumably confer an evolutionary advantage. For ...

A study explores the role of vasopressin-producing neurons in regulating the activity of the mammalian circadian clock. The suprachiasmatic nucleus is a brain region that functions as the central ...

Daylight Saving Time was first implemented in the United States in 1918 as a wartime measure aimed at conserving energy. Over the years, the practice has evolved, leading to various modifications, ...

Strange things happen to sleep as the body ages. For humans, getting older can mean waking up over and over again or shifting to a much earlier wake-up time. In elderly mice, the region in the brain ...

Until now, the specific neurobiology of how our circadian clocks keep track of the seasons has been a mystery. Recently, researchers led by Toru Takumi at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan ...