Biological rhythms RESEARCH

1. Circadian rhythms: blind from birth, had a circadian rhythm of 24.9 hours despite exogenous zeitgebers like social cues (5, 2, 2)
4. Function of sleep: Restoration theory! REM restores brain function by replenishing neurotransmitters and NREM restores bodily function (6)
5. Sleep walking: 19Mz and 14Dz twins, concordance rate of 47% in Mz and 7% in Dz (6)
9. Circadian rhythms:spent 6 months in a cave, his sleep wake cycle extended to 25 hours (6)

1. Function of sleep: protection from harm! (6)
2. Sleep walking practical app: killed his 82 year old father, not guilty due to insanity (5, 4)
6. Jet lag: supports schwartz, analysis of baseball teams, east to west teams won 44% of games, west to east won 37% (4, 2, 2)
7. Circadian rhythms: support for Siffre, p's spent several months in a bunker, rhythms extended to 25-27 hours (5)
8. Jet lag: 40 flight attendants on a 4 day flight across 10 time zones. Sleepiness, temp, melatonin and cognitive measured. Sleepier, desychronised temp and melatonin, cog decreased. (5, 2, 2)
10. Jet lag: adjustment is faster for westbound flights than eastbound (5, 2, 2)

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