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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

DOI:
10.3791/50186-v

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05:46 min

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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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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:11Equipment and Set-up
  • 02:22Data Collection and Recording
  • 03:30Running Wheel Activity
  • 05:22Conclusion

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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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Keywords: Circadian RhythmsRunning-wheel ActivityRodentsSuprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)EntrainmentLight-dark CycleCircadian Time (CT)Zeitgeber Time (ZT)Extra-SCN OscillatorsLocomotor Activity Rhythms

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