A growing body of research has identified circadian-rhythm disruption as a risk factor for
metabolic health. However, the underlying biological basis remains complex, and complete …

The molecular circadian clock and symbiotic host-microbe relationships both evolved as
mechanisms that enhance metabolic responses to environmental challenges. The gut …

Attention is a cognitive process crucial for human performance. It has four components: tonic
alertness, phasic alertness, selective attention, and sustained attention. All the components …

Time-restricted eating (TRE) is a dietary intervention that limits food consumption to a
specific time window each day. The effect of TRE on body weight and physiological …

Study objectives To determine the effect of light exposure on subsequent sleep
characteristics under ambulatory field conditions. Methods Twenty healthy participants were …

Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology, Second Edition, is
geared toward music students yet incorporates other disciplines to provide an explanation …

Camera trap** allows scientists to study activity patterns of animals under natural
conditions. However, comparisons of activity patterns across seasons or latitudes can be …

Light is the most important Zeitgeber for entraining animal activity rhythms to the 24-h day. In
all animals, the eyes are the main visual organs that are not only responsible for motion and …

Drosophila's dorsal clock neurons (DNs) consist of four clusters (DN1as, DN1ps, DN2s, and
DN3s) that largely differ in size. While the DN1as and the DN2s encompass only two …

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is an established model organism in chronobiology,
because genetic manipulation and breeding in the laboratory are easy. The circadian clock …