Changing the waveform of circadian rhythms: considerations for shift-work

Circadian disruption in shift-work is common and has deleterious effects on health and performance. Current efforts to mitigate these harms reasonably focus on the phase of the circadian pacemaker, which unfortunately in humans, shifts slowly and often incompletely. Temporal reorganization of rhythm...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M Harrison, Michael R Gorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00072/full