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The Desynchronisation of Rhythms and its Implications for Internal Clocks

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Circadian Rhythms in the Central Nervous System

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Any overt circadian rhythm in humans is the sum of endogenous and exogenous components. There is now overwhelming evidence that the endogenous component is driven by an autonomous clock; thus overt rhythmicity in a human will continue in the absence of external rhythmic factors or when these have been modified. The exogenous component results from a combination of the rhythmic environment and rhythmic habits of the individual (see 1,2,3,4 for reviews).

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Pharmacology Group, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    P. H. Redfern

  2. Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

    I. C. Campbell

  3. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

    J. A. Davies

  4. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    K. F. Martin

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Folkard, S., Minors, D.S., Waterhouse, J.M. (1985). The Desynchronisation of Rhythms and its Implications for Internal Clocks. In: Redfern, P.H., Campbell, I.C., Davies, J.A., Martin, K.F. (eds) Circadian Rhythms in the Central Nervous System. Satellite Symposia of the IUPHAR 9th International Congress of Pharmacology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07837-0_11

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