Essays about: "suprachiasmatic nucleus"

Found 2 essays containing the words suprachiasmatic nucleus.

1. 1. It's About a Day : The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Shifting and Re-entraining the Circadian Rhythm in Peripheral Cells: A Review and Meta-Analysis

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Anton Degerfeldt; [2019]
   Keywords : Circadian rhythm; glucocorticoids; endocrine system; circadian disruption; jet lag;

   Abstract : The circadian rhythm is a rhythm which permeates all aspects of biological life and follows the hours of the sun. The pace of the rhythm is controlled by a collection of neurons in the hypothalamus, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), whose signals affect rhythms throughout the body as can be seen in aspects of life from behavior down to oscillations of proteins in the cells. READ MORE

3. 2. Circadian Rhythms in the Brain - A first step

   University essay from Institutionen för medicinsk teknik; Centrum för medicinsk bildvetenskap och visualisering, CMIV; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Kamalaker Reddy Dadi; [2013]
   Keywords : BOLD-fMRI; Circadian Rhythms; suprachiasmatic nucleus; sleep disorders; ROI; ON-OFF experimental paradigm; ICA; activated voxels; voxel time series BOLD responses; correlation analysis;

   Abstract : Circadian Rhythms (CR) are driven by a biological clock called as suprachiasmaticnucleus (SCN), located in a brain region called the hypothalamus. These rhythms are very much necessary in maintaining the sleep and wake cycle at appropriate times in a day. READ MORE