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- Internal time : chronotypes, social jet lag, and why you're so tired / by Roenneberg, Till.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Worlds apart -- Of early birds and long sleepers -- Counting sheep -- A curious astronomer -- The lost days -- The periodic shift worker -- The fast hamster -- Dawn at the gym -- The elusive transcript -- Temporal ecology -- Wait until dark -- The end of adolescence -- What a waste of time! -- Days on other planets -- When will my organs arrive? -- The scissors of sleep -- Early socialists-late capitalists -- Constant twilight -- From Frankfurt to Morocco and back -- Light at night -- Partnership timing -- A clock for all seasons -- Professional selection -- The nocturnal bottleneck.Internal Time combines storytelling with accessible science tutorials to explain how our internal clocks work--for example, why morning classes are so unpopular and why "lazy" adolescents are wise to avoid them. We learn why the constant twilight of our largely indoor lives makes us dependent on alarm clocks and tired, and why social demands and work schedules lead to a social jet lag that compromises our daily functioning. --from publisher description- Subjects: Chronobiology.; Biological rhythms.; Biological Clocks.; Chronobiology Phenomena.; Circadian Rhythm.;
- © 2012., Harvard University Press,
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- The athlete's clock : how biology and time affect sport performance / by Rowland, Thomas W.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Who's in charge here? Setting the race pace -- Marching to the same drummer : cadence in endurance events -- Dragsters, tiger beetles, and Usain Bolt : time and speed -- Night and day: circadian rhythms and sport performance -- It's all in the timing : keeping your eye on the ball -- Getting better all the time: the development of athletic skill during the childhood years : a conversation with Bob Malina -- Over the hill : aging and sport performance.In this exceptionally readable exploration of athletic achievement, the author draws practical conclusions from science and experience to describe how various aspects of time affect sport performance. Readers can investigate challenging questions such as whether athletes consciously control sport performance, how young athletes can be safely nurtured to greatness, and what the optimal time of day is for training. This book takes you on a wide-ranging journey into the complexity and beauty of the human body in motion. It will forever change the way you watch and participate in sport as you come to realize it's all in the timing. -- from Back Cover- Subjects: Sports; Chronobiology.; Athletic Performance; Chronobiology Phenomena; Sports;
- © c2011., Human Kinetics,
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- Circadian rhythms : a very short introduction / by Foster, Russell G.; Kreitzman, Leon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index.Foreword -- Circadian rhythms : a 24-hour phenomenon -- Time of day matters -- When timing goes wrong -- Shedding light on the clock -- The tick-tock of the molecular clock -- Sleep : the most obvious 24-hour rhythm -- Circadian rhythms and metabolism -- Seasons of life -- Evolution and another look at the clock.This volume explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well-being.- Subjects: Circadian rhythms; Circadian Rhythm;
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- Bipolar disorder : a guide for you & your loved ones / by Mondimore, Francis Mark,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Normal and Abnormal Mood -- The Categories of Bipolar Disorder -- Bipolar Disorder and the DSM-5 -- The Mood Disease: Some History -- Mood-Stabilizing Medications -- Antipsychotic Medications -- Antidepressant Medications -- New (and Old) Medications and Pipeline Drugs -- More Medications, Hormones, and Dietary Supplements -- Brain-Stimulation Treatments -- Counseling and Psychotherapy -- Treatment Approaches in Bipolar Disorder -- The Brain Is Like the Internet -- More Bipolar Biology -- The Science of Cycles : Chronobiology -- The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder -- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents -- Women with Bipolar Disorder : Special Considerations -- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- Borderline Personality Disorder -- Bipolar Disorder and Creativity -- Living with Bipolar Disorder -- Planning for Emergencies -- The Role of the Family -- Summing Up and Looking Ahead."The author is a psychiatrist who specializes in depression and bipolar disorder, for which the right mixture of medications is difficult to achieve. This fourth edition features updated discussions of older therapies and added material on newer ones--vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and intravenous infusion of ketamine/esketamine--and a new chapter comparing bipolar disorder with borderline personality disorder."--- Subjects: Manic-depressive illness.; Bipolar Disorder.;
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