A Circadian Pacemaker for Visual Sensitivity?a
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 453 (1) , 147-161
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb11807.x
Abstract
Visual signal detectability oscillates as a circadian rhythm, capable of free-running in constant conditions, and entrainment by external lighting schedules. These functions persist after lesioning of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), implicating a separate pacemaker for visual sensitivity. Its locus, physiology, and mode of interaction with the SCN have yet to be established.Keywords
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