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Time and time again: The effects of biological rhythms on human health and performance
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Time and time again: The effects of biological rhythms on human health and performance

D.L McEachron and IEEE
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE/EIA International Frequency Control Symposium and Exhibition (Cat. No.00CH37052), pp 7-21
2000

Abstract

Biological systems Clocks Frequency Humans Neurons North America Organisms Oscillators Physiology Rhythm
With rhythms existing at all levels of biological organization, from subcellular structures to ecological systems, and exhibiting a variety of frequencies, from the millisecond cycles of sensory neurons to the 11 year cycles in lynx and hare populations found in northeastern North America, a number of different mechanisms can be inferred. However, whole organism rhythms of behavior and physiology are often mediated by self-sustaining oscillators of clocks and this paper focuses on these kinds of cycles. The topics discussed include: exogenous and endogenous rhythms; circa-rhythms; circadian clocks; and the role of rhythms in health and performance (seasonal affective disorder, jet travel; shiftwork; temporal patterns in risk and susceptibility) and circadian management of cancer.

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