Sentences with phrase «internal clocks by»

That was one sign that the scientists could reset the plant's internal clocks by shifting when it encountered light and when its world went dark.

Results suggest a revised model of circadian entrainment, with the adaptation of the internal clock by external time cue, resulting in a mode of photic entrainment in which light can in parallel reset central and peripheral clocks.

For me this means, I'll gradually adjust my internal clock by going to sleep a little bit earlier, for example, and changing up my normal routine, so my body isn't totally confused when I arrive at my destination.

Although sensitivity to jet lag varies by individual, experienced travelers often claim you can only truly adjust your internal clock by about one hour per day.

Not exact matches

By exposing oneself to the right lightwaves at the right time of day, the idea is that you can reset your internal clock.

Still, external cues do synchronize our internal clocks, via a process called entrainment to make the internal day fit the external one by either compression or expansion.

The internal body clock is still alert, now trained by years and years of early mornings.

The believe that he is driving home is somewhat a mystery as the human mind anticipates by using the internal clock to determine when or where an arrival takes place, and when Dad does arrive home, everyone is happy to greet him.

Chelsea's mother loves her, but she realizes that if she sacrifices time meant to be spent with her husband by being on - call to meet Chelsea's needs as they arise (around the clock), she won't be able to meet Chelsea's internal need «to know that her dad and mom love each other.»

We all have a «sleep window» that is set by our internal body clock.

Luckily, exposing your child to sunlight first thing in the morning — whether by opening the blinds as soon as your baby wakes up or taking him or her on an a.m. walk in the stroller — can reset your child's internal clock.

As the child gets holder, it is important to make sure that sleep schedules coincide with internal clocks that are driven by hormones.

A newborn's internal clock is not developed yet so we have to be their external clock by making their room dark when it's time to sleep.

When your twins are so little you want nothing more in the world but to let them just live by their own internal clock and instincts.

According to a nutrition study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, the so - called internal clock also influences how people with impaired glucose metabolism react to carbohydrate - rich food.

The researchers observed that even though the subjects» days had been abnormally extended by four hours, their body temperature and melatonin and cortisol levels continued to function according to their own internal 24 - hour circadian clock.

This scenario was suggested by a report published in Science 4 years ago describing a new way to reset the human internal clock.

«We know that the timing of sleep is regulated by the body's internal biological clock, but just how this occurs has been a mystery,» says study leader Mark N. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of neurology, medicine, genetic medicine and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The good news is that you can reset your internal clock through lifestyle adjustments — for example, by sticking to a regular wake and sleep schedule.

Light intensity is detected by special cells in the retina and this information is relayed to the internal body clock, located deep in a part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

Even microorganisms, which lack a nervous system, have daily cycles of activity and inactivity driven by internal body clocks known as circadian clocks.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new way that internal body clocks are regulated by a type of molecule known as long non-coding RNA.

Light signals from the eyes keep the internal circadian rhythm generated by clock genes coordinated with the environment.

Almost all animals have a circadian clock — an internal timer regulated by light that helps synchronise their lives to a 24 - hour cycle.

All organisms, from mammals to fungi, have daily cycles controlled by a tightly regulated internal clock, called the circadian clock.

Even in the absence of a daily cycle of light and dark, the authors report today in Current Biology, the roosters continued to crow near dawn, suggesting that the birds» cacophonous racket is indeed controlled by an internal circadian clock.

Animals have internal clocks, but they have to be synchronized by external cues like sunlight.

This process of shifting an internal clock to match external cues is called entrainment, and no other organism (that we know of) is able to shift its clock by more than an hour or two.

Various biological functions, such as body temperature, fluctuate daily on a regular basis because they are regulated by internal clocks.

What's more, since time is crucial to our perception of causality, a faulty internal clock might also explain the delusions suffered by people with schizophrenia.

The body's internal clock is set by both light and food signals — that's one reason doctors recommend fighting jetlag with sunlight and regular meals.

«The circadian clock — also known as the internal body clock — is largely driven by our exposure to light and the timing of when that happens.

In an apparent ironic twist to this year's prize, the quarry claimed by countless hours of sleepless toil is itself fundamental to a good night's sleep: the molecular basis of circadian rhythms — those genes and proteins whose interactions underlie the ability of us living organisms to keep our internal body clocks entrained to a 24 - hour cycle.

Such cycles are driven by the body's internal timekeeper, known as a biological clock.

These internal cycles may be similar to the roughly 24 - hour circadian rhythms driven by the body's internal «clock.»

Jet lag is a temporary condition caused by rapid travel across time zones — as may occur with jet trips — and may leave an individual experiencing fatigue, insomnia, nausea, or other symptoms as a result of the internal circadian rhythm, or body clock, being misaligned with local time.

Your circadian rhythm, or internal clock, is controlled by an area of the brain that responds to light, meaning that we want to wake up to the daylight on a biological level.

«Our body's internal clock is highly sensitive to the blue spectrum light emitted by the screens,» says Dr. Goldstein, because it sends a signal to the brain that it's daytime.

And those cadences are controlled by an internal clock.

Age - old wisdom says that going to sleep at the same time every day ensures the optimal functioning of your body's built - in internal or biological clock which regulates the periods of sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day by releasing adequate hormones.

She adds that our internal clock even works by taking cues from nature, so exposing your eyes to more of the light of day and less of the glare of your cellphone will lead to some of the best sleep of your life.

Our brain has a sophisticated internal clock, managed by a group of cells known as the suprachiasmatic nuclei or the SCN.

Our body is regulated by the internal clock that sets the hormonal rhythm.

These changes are regulated by your body's internal clock, also known as the circadian rhythm.

Since our circadian rhythm is strongly influenced by light, exposing yourself to bright light at certain times in the day is a powerful way to shift your internal clock.

A hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, melatonin regulates the body's circadian rhythm (the internal clock that plays an important role in when we fall asleep and when we wake up).

Jet lag is caused by your body's internal clock (or circadian rhythm) being temporarily out of sync with the local destination time after a change in time zones.

While there has been no evidence of plasma melatonin levels in human brains being increased by the consumption of any food item, there is a debate that melatonin has the ability to regulate the internal or body clock.

This is controlled by your circadian clock (your body's natural internal clock).

Jet lag is when your internal clock is disrupted by changing time zones.