distinct patterns of change in body activity that conform to cyclical time periods. These are influenced internal body clocks as well as external changes to the environment
biological rhythms
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a type of biological rhythm that is subject a 24-hour cycle, which regulates a number of body processes such as the sleep/wake cycle
circadian rhythms
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study 1 - This person who conducted the study by spending several extended periods of time undergrounds to study the effects of light on his own rhythms
seffre
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study 1 - the year of this study
1962
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a type of biological rhythms with a frequency of less than one cycle in 24 hrs, such as menstruation
infradian rhythms
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a type of biological rhythm with a frequency of more than one cycle in 24 hrs such as the stages of sleep
ultradian rhythms
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the number of stages of sleep
five
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a type of biological rhythm that is subject a 24-hour cycle, which regulates a number of body processes such as the sleep/wake cycle
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circadian rhythms
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study 1 - This person who conducted the study by spending several extended periods of time undergrounds to study the effects of light on his own rhythms
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study 1 - the year of this study
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a type of biological rhythms with a frequency of less than one cycle in 24 hrs, such as menstruation
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