ABSTRACT

Biological Clocks introduces the subject of human chronobiology. It describes biological clocks; why we have clocks; how biological clocks relate to sleep disorders, depression, and jet lag; and how the reader can measure his/her own rhythms.

part Section I|148 pages

Biological Rhythms

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

Fooling Around with Time

chapter Chapter 2|9 pages

More Seriously

chapter Chapter 3|9 pages

Methods of Rhythm Measurement

chapter Chapter 4|9 pages

Entrainment

chapter Chapter 5|4 pages

Freeruns

chapter Chapter 6|5 pages

More Related to Freeruns

chapter Chapter 7|5 pages

Resetting

chapter Chapter 8|5 pages

Can the Clock be Stopped?

chapter Chapter 9|5 pages

Temperature and Chemicals

chapter Chapter 10|8 pages

Seasons and Photoperiodism

chapter Chapter 11|8 pages

Circarhythms

chapter Chapter 12|8 pages

Biological Clockworks

chapter Chapter 13|16 pages

Human Rhythms

chapter Chapter 14|13 pages

The End of the Whole Mess

chapter |24 pages

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