The neurobiology of circadian rhythms

@article{VanderZee2009TheNO,
  title={The neurobiology of circadian rhythms},
  author={Eddy A. Van der Zee and Gretha J. Boersma and Roelof A. Hut},
  journal={Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine},
  year={2009},
  volume={15},
  pages={534–539}
}
Purpose of review There is growing awareness of the importance of circadian rhythmicity in various research fields. Exciting developments are ongoing in the field of circadian neurobiology linked to sleep, food intake, and memory. With the current knowledge of critical ‘clock genes’ (genes found to be involved in the generation of circadian rhythms) and novel techniques for imaging cyclic events in brain and peripheral tissue, this field of research is rapidly expanding. We reviewed only some… 
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