Retino-hypothalamic regulation of light-induced murine sleep

The temporal organization of sleep is regulated by an interaction between the circadian clock and homeostatic processes. Light indirectly modulates sleep through its ability to phase shift and entrain the circadian clock. Light can also exert a direct, circadian-independent effect on sleep. For exam...

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Main Authors: Muindi, Fanuel (Contributor), Zeitzer, Jamie M. (Author), Heller, Horace Craig (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014-10-17T14:16:50Z.
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