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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 12, 2016·4 min read

Mathematical Models Explain East-West Asymmetry of Jet Lag Recovery

A new math model explains why people experience slower jet lag recovery when flying east to west.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 28, 2016·4 min read

Honeybee Circadian Rhythms are Affected More by Social Interactions

A new study reports that social time cues override influences of light and darkness in regulating the circadian rhythm of honeybees.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 20, 2016·3 min read

Watching The Luminescent Gene Switch

Researchers have discovered a way yo simultaneously monitor the switching on and off of clock genes in mice and the effects on their behavior in real time.

Featured Neurology

·June 1, 2016·3 min read

Shift Work Unwinds Body Clock, Leading to More Severe Strokes

A new study reports working against our natural body clocks could increase the severity of strokes.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 3, 2016·5 min read

Mapping the Circuit of Our Circadian Clock

Researchers shed light on how neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus connect to one another.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 14, 2016·4 min read

How We Wake and Fall Asleep

Researchers have identified a molecular pathway that appears to regulate between sleep and wakefulness.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 8, 2016·3 min read

A Novel Optogenetic Tool

Researchers use optogenetics to successfully switch specific G-protein coupled signalling pathways on and off.

Featured Neurology

·April 5, 2016·4 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Worsened by Altered Circadian Rhythm

A new study reports chronic lack of sleep and irregular sleep wake patterns may worsen motor and learning deficits bought on by Parkinson's disease.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 16, 2016·4 min read

Time to Eat: Mitochondria Run on Timers

A new study mitochondria are regulated by the body's circadian clock, making when you eat just as important as what you eat.

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Featured Neurology

·March 10, 2016·4 min read

Brown Fat Keeps Blood Sugar in Check

Researchers report brown fat may also help to keep blood sugar in check in healthy adults.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 2, 2016·5 min read

Shedding New Light on the Circadian Clock

Researchers shed light on how the rhythms of daily life are encoded in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 29, 2016·2 min read

Biological Clocks Orchestrate Behavioral Rhythms by Sending Signals Downstream

A new study report different groups of neurons program our circadian clocks to orchestrate behavior by sending messages in a unidirectional manner downstream.