Vertebrate Circadian Systems: Structure and Physiology

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
The Search for Principles of Physiological Organization in Vertebrate Circadian Systems....Pages 1-12
Zeitgebers, Entrainment, and Masking: Some Unsettled Questions....Pages 13-24
Comparative Aspects of Retinal and Extraretinal Photosensory Input Channels Entraining Endogenous Rhythms....Pages 25-30
Neuroanatomical Pattern of Endocrine and Oscillatory Systems of the Brain: Retrospect and Prospect....Pages 31-41
Unspecific Optic Fibres and Their Terminal Fields....Pages 42-51
Characteristics of the Interaction Between the Central Circadian Mechanism and the Retina in Rabbits....Pages 52-61
Physiological Models of the Rodent Circadian System....Pages 62-74
Neuroanatomical Organization and Connections of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus....Pages 75-86
CNS Structures Controlling Circadian Neuroendocrine and Activity Rhythms in Rats....Pages 87-95
The Neurophysiology of the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Its Visual Afferents....Pages 96-105
Neurophysiological Studies of the SCN in the Rat and in the Java Sparrow....Pages 106-111
Neural Mechanisms in Avian Circadian Systems: Hypothalamic Pacemaking Systems....Pages 112-119
Limits of Entrainment to Periodic Feeding in Rats with Suprachiasmatic Lesions....Pages 120-128
Phase Responses and Characteristics of Free-Running Activity Rhythms in the Golden Hamster: Independence of the Pineal Gland....Pages 129-140
Circadian and Infradian Activity Rhythms in the Mammalian Pineal Body....Pages 141-146
Electrophysiology of the Mammalian Pineal Gland: Evidence for Rhythmical and Non-Rhythmical Elements and for Magnetic Influence on Electrical Activity....Pages 147-157
Circadian Rhythms of the Isolated Chicken Pineal in Vitro....Pages 158-163
Endogenous Oscillator and Photoreceptor for Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Rhythm in Chicken Pineal Gland....Pages 164-172
Role of Hormones in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates....Pages 173-182
The Neuropharmacology of Circadian Timekeeping in Mammals....Pages 183-193
Entraining Agents for the Circadian Adrenocortical Rhythm in the Rat....Pages 194-202
Splitting of the Circadian Rhythm of Activity in Hamsters....Pages 203-214
Phase-Response Curves and the Dual-Oscillator Model of Orcadian Pacemakers....Pages 215-223
Circadian Control of Body Temperature in Primates....Pages 224-236
Circadian and Sleep-Dependent Processes in Sleep Regulation....Pages 237-242
Sleep Circadian Rhythms in the Rat: One or Two Clocks?....Pages 243-249
Sleep ECoG Rhythm in the High Mesencephalic Rat....Pages 250-252
Interaction Between the Sleep-Wake Cycle and the Rhythm of Rectal Temperature....Pages 253-261
The Phase-Shift Model of Spontaneous Internal Desynchronization in Humans....Pages 262-267
Physiology of Photoperiodic Time-Measurement....Pages 268-275
Pineal Influences on Circannual Cycles in European Starlings: Effects Through the Circadian System?....Pages 276-284
Complex Control of the Circadian Rhythm in N-Acetyltransferase Activity in the Rat Pineal Gland....Pages 285-296
The Critical Photoperiod in the Djungarian Hamster Phodopus sungorus ....Pages 297-304
Circadian Contributions to Survival....Pages 305-321
Daily Temporal Organization of Metabolism in Small Mammals: Adaptation and Diversity....Pages 322-338
Characteristics and Variability in Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms to Light in Diurnal Rodents....Pages 339-346
Functional Significance of Daily Cycles in Sexual Behavior of the Male Golden Hamster....Pages 347-353
Back Matter....Pages 355-366