Effects of the duper mutation on responses to light: parametric and nonparametric responses, range of entrainment, and masking.

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The duper mutation in Syrian hamsters shortens the free-running period (τDD) of locomotor activity by approximately 1 h when expressed on the wild-type background and by 2 h on the tau mutant background ("super duper"). In either case, duper markedly amplifies the phase response curve (PRC) of the light pulse. This work examined whether the duper mutation alters parametric as well as nonparametric properties,...

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