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Circadian clocks: genes, sleep, and cognition.
Trends in cognitive sciences - 1 Jun 2010
Kyriacou Charalambos P, Hastings Michael H
Abstract excerpt
The endogenous circadian clock modulates cognitive performance over the daily 24-h cycle. Environmental disturbance of the clock, such as shift work or jet lag schedules, compromises sleep, alertness and problem solving. What is not generally appreciated, however, is that the circadian clock also modulates cognitive activity independently of time spent awake. The molecular identification of circadian clock genes...
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