Why do most humans get sleepy when the sun sets? New research on light and sleep offers insights into the inner workings of our circadian rhythm. Have you ever been woken by someone turning on a light? Do you notice it’s harder to fall asleep when your television is on? If so, you have experienced […]
¿Por qué la mayoría de los seres humanos tienen sueño cuando se pone el sol? Nuevos estudios sobre la luz y el sueño nos ayudan a comprender mejor el funcionamiento interno de nuestro ritmo circadiano. ¿Alguna vez se ha despertado porque alguien ha encendido una luz? ¿Nota que le cuesta más dormirse cuando la televisión […]
For many people, boredom and sleepiness often go hand-in-hand. Whether in church, in a difficult class or even a long meeting, most of us will feel our eyes become heavier and heads beginning to nod when we are bored. This can be very inconvenient but it remains a salient human behavior seen across cultures. Exactly […]
Para muchas personas, el aburrimiento y la somnolencia suelen ir de la mano. Ya sea en la iglesia, en una clase difícil o incluso en una larga reunión, la mayoría de nosotros sentiremos que nuestros ojos se vuelven más pesados y que la cabeza empieza a cabecear cuando estamos aburridos. Esto puede ser muy incómodo, […]
The chronobiology community received one of the highest recognitions on Monday as the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to three Americans for their discovery on how internal clocks and biological rhythms govern human life. Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young took home the prize “for their discoveries of molecular […]
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