STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP
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Question
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Circadian Rhythm
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Melatonin Clock
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Hormone upkeep
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Pineal Gland
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Detailed explanation-1: -(sir-KAY-dee-un RIH-thum) The natural cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24-hour cycle. Circadian rhythms are mostly affected by light and darkness and are controlled by a small area in the middle of the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -What are circadian rhythms? Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark and affect most living things, including animals, plants, and microbes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Regulation of circadian period in humans was thought to differ from that of other species, with the period of the activity rhythm reported to range from 13 to 65 hours (median 25.2 hours) and the period of the body temperature rhythm reported to average 25 hours in adulthood, and to shorten with age.