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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Attention and Mood
Learn about the effects of sleep deprivation on attention and mood.
Cellular Oscillators
Learn about "clocks in a dish," and how in vitro mammalian clocks can be used to study circadian rhythms
Human Circadian Variation: Genetic Approaches
Learn how genetic manipulations in model organisms and in vitro establish circadian links to human variation in chronotype
The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Lesion & Transplant Experiments
Learn about landmark experiments that demonstrated the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in circadian rhythms
Photoperiodic Flowering Part 1
Discover how plants measure night- and day-length to determine when to flower
Common Clock Mechanism Graphics Tool
Use our free editable powerpoint file of mammalian, fly, and plant molecular clock mechanisms in presentations and papers
The Transcriptomic Motion Picture of Marine Microbes
A blog post about understanding daily rhythms in marine microbes.
Establishing the Genetic Basis of Circadian Rhythms: A Landmark Study
Learn about basic property of free-running periods of circadian oscillators
Interview with Dr. Lance Kriegsfeld
Hear Dr. Kriegsfeld discuss circadian rhythms and neuroendocrinology
Fluence Response Curves and Action Spectra Series
Discover how action spectra are derived from fluence response curves
Cyanobacterial Circadian Oscillator
Discover how three proteins interact to make a circadian oscillator mechanism in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus
Structural Changes of the Cyanobacterial Clock
Watch the structural nanomachine of the cyanobacterial circadian oscillator come to life in this video made by our colleagues.
In-Lab Video Series: Rodent Wheel-Running Experiment
Learn how to design, perform, and analyze a rodent wheel-running experiment.
Luciferase Reporters in Circadian Research
Learn how luciferase reporters are used in circadian biology
Links Between Mood Disorders and Circadian Rhythms
Learn about the behavioral assays and gene manipulations used in rodent models to explore links between circadian rhythms and mood disorders
Luciferase Reporters for Cyanobacteria in Circadian Research
Learn how luciferase reporters are used to study circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria
Avian Photoreception
Virtually perform landmark experiments in avian circadian photoreception with our "Ex-Sparrow-ment" Simulator
An Introduction to Chronobiology
Read our three-part introduction to basic concepts in chronobiology
Properties of Entrainable Oscillators
Learn the properties that define an entrainable biological circadian oscillator
The 2-Process Model of Sleep
Learn how a homeostatic drive and the circadian clock control the timing of sleep
Exploring Processes C and S Part 1: Napping Protocol
Learn how sleep researchers use a "napping" protocol to separate effects of processes C and S on sleep
Mammalian Molecular Entrainment to Light and Networks
Learn how light information alters the molecular circadian clock to promote entrainment
Photoperiodic Flowering Part 2
Part 2, the advanced mechanisms how plants measure night- and day-length to determine when to flower
Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Reporters in Circadian Rhythm Studies
Read about the biology, application, and experimental design of fluorescent reporters in circadian studies
