Human Chronotypes from a Theoretical Perspective

The endogenous circadian timing system has evolved to synchronize an organism to periodically recurring environmental conditions. Those external time cues are called Zeitgebers. When entrained by a Zeitgeber, the intrinsic oscillator adopts a fixed phase relation to the Zeitgeber. Here, we systemat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Granada, Adrián E., Bordyugov, Grigory, Kramer, Achim, Herzel, Hanspeter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609763/