Biologists at New York University have uncovered one way
that biological clocks control neuronal activity—a discovery that sheds new
light on sleep-wake cycles and offers potential new directions for research
into therapies to address sleep disorders and jetlag.
“The findings answer a significant question—how biological
clocks drive the activity of clock neurons, which, in turn, regulate behavioral
rhythms,” explained Justin Blau, an associate professor in NYU’s Department of
Biology and the study’s senior author.
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