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Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents
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Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents

Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents

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January 24, 2013

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10.3791/50186-v

DOI:
10.3791/50186-v

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05:46 min
January 24, 2013

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1Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry,McGill University , 2Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology,Concordia University

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Circadian rhythms in voluntary wheel-running activity in mammals are tightly coupled to the molecular oscillations of a master clock in the brain. As such, these daily rhythms in behavior can be used to study the influence of genetic, pharmacological, and environmental factors on the functioning of this circadian clock.

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Verwey, M., Robinson, B., Amir, S. Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents. J. Vis. Exp. (71), e50186, doi:10.3791/50186 (2013).

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