Circadian Rhythms
A Very Short Introduction
$19.09
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
22 March 2017
Summary
The Earth’s daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From dawn through to dusk, there are changes in light, temperature, humidity, and rainfall. However, these changes are regular, rhythmic and, therefore, predictable. Thus, the near 24 hour circadian rhythm is innate: a genetically programmed clock that essentially ticks of its own accord.
This Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can “know” the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and opera…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198717683 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198717687 |
| Author: | Russell Foster, Leon Kreitzman |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 22 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 111mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Excellent.
Circadian Rhythms is an ideal companion to Sleep, another excellent book in the same series and co-authored by Foster … Foster and Kreitzman delve into the molecular biology that underlies the circadian rhythms, but they do so clearly and gradually. So even if you’re not a biologist you’ll be able to follow the discussions. * Mark Greener, Fortean Times *
excellent * David Lorimer, Network Review *
Russell Foster
Russell Foster
Professor of Circadian Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Oxford University. His research spans basic and applied circadian and photoreceptor biology. For his discovery of non-rod, non-cone ocular photoreceptors, he has been awarded the Honma prize (Japan), Cogan award (USA), and Zoological Society Scientific & Edride-Green Medals (UK). He has also written several books, including Rhythms of Life, co-authored with Leon Kreitzman (Profile Books, 2004) and Sleep: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2012).
Leon Kreitzman
An esteemed author, biologist, and broadcaster who is currently a visiting consultant at the Nuffield Health Centre at Oxford University. He has written numerous articles and books on the social and scientific factors of chronobiology, including The 24 Hour Society (Profile Books, 1999).
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