Effects of light on sleep and activity rhythms

A functional analysis of circadian pacemakers in nocturnal rodents

1976 • 2,105 citations

Circadian Rhythms in Drinking Behavior and Locomotor Activity of Rats Are Eliminated by Hypothalamic Lesions

1972 • 1,975 citations

A functional analysis of circadian pacemakers in nocturnal rodents

1976 • 1,638 citations

Circadian Rhythms and the Circadian Organization of Living Systems

1960 • 1,351 citations

The role of monoamines and acetylcholine-containing neurons in the regulation of the sleep-waking cycle

1972 • 1,091 citations

The Pineal Gland: A Neurochemical Transducer

1974 • 872 citations

Indole Metabolism in the Pineal Gland: A Circadian Rhythm in N -Acetyltransferase

1970 • 748 citations

Evidence for an Endogenous Ultradian Rhythm Governing Growth Hormone Secretion in the Rat

1976 • 743 citations

Circadian Rhythms in Man

1965 • 689 citations

Visual pathways and the central neural control of a circadian rhythm in pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity

1974 • 682 citations

Rod Outer Segment Disk Shedding in Rat Retina: Relationship to Cyclic Lighting

1976 • 665 citations

Food and Water Restriction Shifts Corticosterone, Temperature, Activity and Brain Amine Periodicity

1974 • 379 citations

Circadian rhythm in rat pineal serotonin and its modifications by estrous cycle and photoperiod

1963 • 361 citations

Rapid Light-Induced Decrease in Pineal Serotonin N -Acetyltransferase Activity

1972 • 356 citations

Re-entrainment of circadian rhythms after phase-shifts of the Zeitgeber.

1975 • 352 citations

Estradiol Shortens the Period of Hamster Circadian Rhythms

1977 • 349 citations

Human Circadian Rhythms in Continuous Darkness: Entrainment by Social Cues

1971 • 341 citations

Mammalian Sleep, Longevity, and Energy Metabolism; pp. 425–446

1974 • 290 citations

Nucleus Suprachiasmaticus: The Biological Clock in the Hamster?

1976 • 280 citations

Circadian Oscillations in Rodents: A Systematic Increase of Their Frequency with Age

1974 • 270 citations

Loss of circadian rhythm in sleep-wakefulness cycle in the rat by suprachiasmatic nucleus lesions

1975 • 270 citations

Pineal Gland: 24-Hour Rhythm in Norepinephrine Turnover

1974 • 248 citations

Behavior of Captive White-Footed Mice

1967 • 239 citations

Effects of a Prolonged 3-Hour Sleep-Wake Cycle on Sleep Stages, Plasma Cortisol, Growth Hormone and Body Temperature in Man*

1974 • 227 citations

Biological Rhythms and Animal Behavior

1975 • 213 citations

An effect of castration and testosterone replacement on a circadian pacemaker in mice (Mus musculus).

1975 • 205 citations

Nocturnal Elevation of Plasma Melatonin and Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid in Young Men: Attempts at Modification by Brief Changes in Environmental Lighting and Sleep and by Autonomic Drugs

1976 • 201 citations

Phase Control of Activity in a Rodent

1960 • 192 citations

Sleep studies on a 90-minute day

1975 • 190 citations

Analysis of sleep-wakefulness rhythms in male rats after suprachiasmatic nucleus lesions and ocular enucleation

1977 • 189 citations

Circadian Rhythms and Episodic Hormone Secretion in Man

1976 • 183 citations

Harderian Gland: An Extraretinal Photoreceptor Influencing the Pineal Gland in Neonatal Rats?

1970 • 181 citations

Daily Light Sensitivity Rhythm in a Rodent

1960 • 177 citations

The role of suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus in the production of circadian rhythm

1976 • 176 citations

Pontine Reticular Formation Neurons: Relationship of Discharge to Motor Activity

1977 • 172 citations

CONTROL OF THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN SEROTONIN CONTENT OF THE RAT PINEAL GLAND

1965 • 170 citations

DEVELOPMENT OF A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN THE ACTIVITY OF PINEAL SEROTONIN N‐ACETYLTRANSFERASE

1972 • 161 citations

Circadian Rhythms in Mice Fed a Single Daily Meal at Different Stages of Lighting Regimen

1975 • 155 citations

Survival of some photoreceptor cells in albino rats following long-term exposure to continuous light.

1976 • 154 citations

Function of a light response rhythm in hamsters

1964 • 149 citations

Regulation of Testis Function in Golden Hamsters: A Circadian Clock Measures Photoperiodic Time

1972 • 145 citations

Circadian cycles in binding of 3H-alprenolol to β-adrenergic receptor sites in rat pineal

1975 • 142 citations

Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) measured with two different techniques.

1973 • 128 citations

Light-dark rhythms in hamster eating, drinking and locomotor behaviors☆

1973 • 128 citations

Rat drinking rhythms: Central visual pathways and endocrine factors mediating responsiveness to environmental illumination

1972 • 125 citations

Light in its relation to activity and estrous rhythms in the albino rat

1937 • 120 citations

Circadian organization of the estrous cycle of the golden hamster.

1976 • 120 citations

Sleep in the rat during food deprivation and subsequent restitution of food

1977 • 119 citations

Changes in sleep-wakefulness in female rats during circadian and estrous cycles

1968 • 119 citations

Light Synchronization of the Circadian Rhythm in Plasma Cortisol (17-OHCS) Concentration in Man

1969 • 119 citations

BRAIN METABOLISM IN EMOTIONAL EXCITEMENT AND IN SLEEP

1948 • 115 citations

Photoreceptor Outer Segments: Accelerated Membrane Renewal in Rods After Exposure to Light

1977 • 112 citations

Cones Survive Rods in the Light-Damaged Eye of the Albino Rat

1976 • 111 citations

Evidence for a nonretinal pathway of light to the pineal gland of newborn rats.

1966 • 106 citations

LD ratios and the entrainment of circadian activity in a nocturnal and a diurnal rodent

1972 • 97 citations

Pineal β-Adrenergic Receptor: Diurnal Variation in Sensitivity

1974 • 96 citations

Effet de la pine´alectomie sur lese´tats et rythmes de sommeil du rat maˆle

1974 • 96 citations

Hypothalamic and Suprachiasmatic Uptake of Serotonin in Vitro: Twenty-Four-Hour Changes in Male and Proestrous Female Rats

1976 • 93 citations

Precocious entrainment and associated characteristics of activity patterns following pinealectomy and reversal of photoperiod

1970 • 93 citations

Some effects of light upon the behavior of rodents.

1963 • 90 citations

Neural bases for circadian rhythms in rodent behavior.

1976 • 90 citations

Variations in slow wave activity during sleep in the rat

1976 • 88 citations

Aktivit�tsmuster der Tagesperiodik

1957 • 88 citations

DISSOCIATION OF DIURNAL RHYTHMS IN HUMAN SUBJECTS LIVING ON ABNORMAL TIME ROUTINES

1957 • 85 citations

The Effects of Light on Man and Other Mammals

1975 • 85 citations

Circadian sleep-wakefulness patterns in rats after ovariectomy and treatment with estrogen

1969 • 84 citations

Zur Zeitgeber-St�rke eines Licht-Dunkel-Wechsels f�r die circadiane Periodik des Menschen

1970 • 84 citations

Retinal and optic nerve serotonin and retinal degeneration as influenced by photoperiod

1970 • 81 citations

Entrainment of the Body Temperature Rhythm in Rats: Effect of Color and Intensity of Environmental Light

1973 • 81 citations

Control of sleep states in the rat by short light-dark cycles

1975 • 81 citations

Twilight Transitions and Biological Rhythmicity

1962 • 79 citations

Effects of Light and Visual Stimuli on Endocrine Function

1967 • 79 citations

Action Spectra for Effects of Light on Hydroxyindole-O-Methyl Transferases in Rat Pineal, Retina and Harderian Gland

1972 • 73 citations

Influences of Light on Activity and Phasing of Carnivores

1975 • 72 citations

Diurnal Rhythms of Sleep In The Rat: Augmentation of Paradoxical Sleep Following Alterations of The Feeding Schedule

1971 • 67 citations

Physiological significance of the pineal during adaptation to shifts in photoperiod

1970 • 64 citations

Sleep Efficiency for Sleep‐Wake Cycles of Varied Length

1975 • 63 citations

Black-white and pattern discrimination in rats without photoreceptors

1972 • 61 citations

Die Aktivitätsperiodik der weissen Maus im Kunsttag von 16–29 Stunden Länge

1956 • 60 citations

The Nyctohemeral Rhythm of Plasma Prolactin: Effects of Ganglionectomy, Pinealectomy, Constant Light, Constant Darkness or 6-OH-Dopamine Administration

1975 • 59 citations

Effects of lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei on paradoxical sleep and slow wave sleep circadian rhythms in the rat

1975 • 59 citations

Sleep and motor activity of the rat during ultra-short light-dark cycles

1976 • 59 citations

Circadiane Periodik des Menschen unter dem Einflu� von Licht-Dunkel-Wechseln unterschiedlicher Periode

1969 • 58 citations

Entrainment of the rat's activity rhythm by cyclic light following lateral geniculate nucleus lesions

1975 • 56 citations

Physiological and behavioral effects of parachlorophenylalanine in the rat

1973 • 56 citations

Modification of diurnal feeding patterns by palatability☆

1975 • 56 citations

Melatonin excretion of man and rats: Effect of time of day, sleep, pinealectomy and food consumption

1975 • 54 citations

Influences of Light on Activity of Small Mammals

1969 • 53 citations

Photoperiodism and Reproduction in Golden Hamsters: Circadian Organization and the Termination of Photorefractoriness1

1976 • 51 citations

PINEAL HOMEOSTATIC REGULATION OF SHIFTS IN THE CIRCADIAN ACTIVITY RHYTHM DURING MATURATION AND AGING†

1972 • 51 citations

REM sleep inhibition by light in the albino rat

1972 • 49 citations

Sleep and activity rhythms in mice: A description of circadian patterns and unexpected disruptions in sleep

1977 • 49 citations

Differential circadian rhythms in pineal and hypothalamic 5-HT induced by artificial photoperiods or melatonin

1976 • 49 citations

Program Clocks in Small Mammals

1968 • 48 citations

Circadian rhythms in adrenal organ cultures.

1971 • 48 citations

Meal timing dominates the lighting regimen as a synchronizer of the eosinophil rhythm in mice

1975 • 45 citations

Effects of two-hour light-dark cycles on feeding, drinking and motor activity of the rat

1974 • 45 citations

Harderian Gland: Influence on Pineal Hydroxyindole- O -Methyltransferase Activity in Neonatal Rats

1970 • 44 citations

Sleep telemetry in the rat. II. Automatic identification and recording of vigilance states

1978 • 42 citations

Light induced retinal degeneration: Effect upon light-dark discrimination

1972 • 40 citations

Changes in Hypothalamic Neurotransmitter Uptake Following Pinealectomy, Superior Cervical Ganglionectomy or Melatonin Administration to Rats

1975 • 40 citations

Chronoendocrinology of Vertebrates

1975 • 40 citations

Induction of Paradoxical Sleep by Lights-Off Stimulation.

1966 • 40 citations

Lighting regimen dominates interacting meal schedules and synchronizes mitotic rhythm in mouse corneal epithelium

1974 • 35 citations

Activity and Orientational Responses of White-footed Mice to Light

1968 • 35 citations

Activity Rhythms and Adiurnal Light-Dark Control

1966 • 34 citations

Transient circadian internal desynchronization after light-dark phase shift in monkeys

1977 • 34 citations

Activity of Nocturnal Primates: Influences of Twilight Zeitgebers and Weather

1976 • 33 citations

The Alterations of The Diurnal Variations of Brain Tryptophan, Biogenic Amines and 5-Hydroxyindole Aceticacid In The Rat Under Limited Time Feeding

1971 • 33 citations

Influence of Light and Hormones Upon Circadian Rhythm of Eeg Slow Wave and Paradoxical Sleep

1972 • 33 citations

Central neural regulation by adrenergic nerves of the daily rhythm in hepatic tyrosine transaminase activity

1971 • 31 citations

On the possibility of a perfect rhythm method of birth control by periodic light stimulation

1967 • 31 citations

Effects of lesions in central nervous visual structures on light aversion of rats

1962 • 30 citations

Diurnal variation in the requirement for RNA synthesis in the induction of pineal N-acetyltransferase

1976 • 30 citations

Diurnal activity rhythm of rats with lesions of superior colliculus and visual cortex

1962 • 29 citations

Free‐running rhythms and patterns of circadian entrainment in three species of diurnal rodents

1973 • 29 citations

Die Aktivit�tsperiodik von Nagern im k�nstlichen 24-Stunden-Tag mit 6?20 Stunden lichtzeit

1955 • 29 citations

Rats' activity: Influence of light-dark cycle, food presentation and deprivation

1971 • 28 citations

Periodicite bicircadienne du cycle veille-sommeil dans des conditions hors du temps. etude polygraphique

1974 • 28 citations

Endocrine and Neural Mediation of the Effects of Constant Light on Water Intake of Rats

1974 • 27 citations

Light-synchronization of rat feeding rhythms following sympathectomy or pinealectomy

1970 • 26 citations

Effects of various photoperiods on the temporal distribution of paradoxical sleep in rats

1970 • 26 citations

Control of the rat's circadian self-stimulation rhythm by light-dark cycles

1975 • 25 citations

Diurnal Variation in Plasma Corticosterone Following Long-Term Exposure to Continuous Illumination*

1972 • 25 citations

Brain temperature in the unanaesthetized chicken: its circadian rhythm of responsiveness to light

1976 • 25 citations

Constant Light: Effect on Circadian Pattern and Phase Reversal of Steroid and Electrolyte Levels in Man

1969 • 24 citations

Tagesrhythmische Schwankungen der visuellen Lichtempfindlichkeit beim Menschen

1976 • 23 citations

Factors influencing the circadian periodicity of plasma corticosteroid levels.

1974 • 23 citations

Adrenal Steroids and the Maintenance of a Circadian Distribution of Paradoxical Sleep in Rats

1971 • 22 citations

Sleep telemetry in the rat: I. A miniaturized FM-AM transmitter for EEG and EMG

1978 • 20 citations

Factors in cerebrospinal fluid affecting motor activity in the rat

1976 • 20 citations

THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON THE MORNING INCREASE IN URINE FLOW

1960 • 19 citations

Circadian rhythms of self-selected lighting in hamsters

1974 • 16 citations

Tagesrhythmische schwankungen der vegetativen lichtreaktionen beim menschen∗∗

1972 • 15 citations

THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON DIURNAL LEUCOCYTE VARIATIONS

1960 • 13 citations

Human Circadian Rhythms and the 48 Hour Day

1968 • 13 citations

LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF PLASMA 11-HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROIDS IN MAN

1974 • 12 citations

Die lokomotorische Aktivit�t des Eichh�rnchens (Sciurus vulgaris)

1975 • 11 citations

Paradoxical sleep duration during lights-off and lights-on in ground squirrels

1975 • 11 citations

Activity responses to altered photoperiods.

1969 • 11 citations

Increase by visual stimuli in turnover of 5‐hydroxytryptamine in the superior colliculi of the rabbit.

1976 • 11 citations

The role of serotonin and norepinephrine in sleep-waking activity.

1975 • 10 citations

THE PLASMA PROLACTIN LEVELS IN MAN DURING PROLONGATION OF DARKNESS IN THE MORNING

1975 • 10 citations

RESPONSE OF RAT BRAIN INDOLES AND MOTOR ACTIVITY TO SHORT LIGHT‐DARK CYCLES¹

1976 • 7 citations

Influence of photic input on circadian rhythms in man.

1974 • 7 citations

Monitoring Neurobiological Processes: Cable Connections or Telemetry? *

2015 • 2 citations

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1955 • 0 citations