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Overview
In this volume, current knowledge on light as a regulator of biological rhythms is considered from both basic science and clinical perspectives. Chapters by leading experts cover the whole range of biological rhythms, from infradian and circadian to the longer ultradian rhythms, in a wide variety of mammalian species. The chapters on humans provide a basis on which to establish mechanisms for mediating the therapeutic and physiologically beneficial effects of light as a regulator of rhythms in health and disease. For behavioral neuroscientists, physiologists, and all those with an interest in biological rhythms.In this volume, current knowledge on light as a regulator of biological rhythms is considered from both basic science and clinical perspectives. Chapters by leading experts cover the whole range of biological rhythms, from infradian and circadian to the longer ultradian rhythms, in a wide variety of mammalian species. The chapters on humans provide a basis on which to establish mechanisms for mediating the therapeutic and physiologically beneficial effects of light as a regulator of rhythms in health and disease.
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Booknews
The proceedings of a symposium organized by the Wenner-Gren Center Foundation for Scientific Research, Stockholm (date not specified), summarizing the knowledge of light as a regulator of biological rhythms in man in relation to health and disease. Following a special lecture ("Biological Rhythms: From Gene Expression to Behavior" by Joseph S. Takahashi), the volume is divided into five sections: light and light perception; anatomy and physiology of light regulated endogenous oscillators; light influence on circadian rhythms; circadian, menstrual, and seasonal light regulated rhythms; and light treatment of disorders with rhythmic disturbances. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 1, 1994
Publisher
Oxford ; Pergamon Press, 1993.
Pages
462
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780080422794