Non-photic entrainment of human rest-activity cycle independent of circadian pacemaker

@article{Hashimoto2004NonphoticEO,
  title={Non-photic entrainment of human rest-activity cycle independent of circadian pacemaker},
  author={Satoko Hashimoto and Kouji Nakamura and Sato Honma and Ken-ichi Honma},
  journal={Sleep and Biological Rhythms},
  year={2004},
  volume={2},
  pages={29-36}
}
Entrainment of rest-activity cycles and plasma melatonin rhythms by a forced schedule was examined in humans who were held in temporal isolation with dim light conditions (<10 lx). The sleep schedule of subjects was phase-advanced by approximately 8 h from the habitual sleep time for 8 days, which was followed by a free-running session where the subjects self-determined the times of sleep and wake up for 6 days. As a result, the rest-activity cycle was advanced by 8.2 h on the first day of free… 
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