brain biorhythms
1List of pseudosciences and pseudoscientific concepts — This is a list of fields of endeavor and concepts regarded as pseudoscientific by organizations within the international scientific community or by notable skeptical organizations. The existence of such expressed opinions suffices for inclusion… …
2Biorhythm — A biorhythm (from Greek βιορυθμός biorhuthmos ) is a hypothetical cycle in physiological, emotional, or intellectual well being or prowess. Bio pertains to life and rhythm pertains to the flow with regular movement. Biorhythms theory has no more… …
3endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
4Депривация сна — Депривация сна  недостаток или полное отсутствие удовлетворения потребности во сне. Может возникнуть как результат расстройств сна, осознанного выбора или принудительно, при пытках и допросах. Лишение сна применяется также для лечения при… …
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6Лишение сна — Депривация сна недостаток или полное отсутствие удовлетворения потребности во сне. Может возникнуть как результат расстройств сна, осознанного выбора или принудительно, при пытках и допросах. Применяется также как терапия при депрессивных… …
7pineal gland — a small, cone shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development. Also called epiphysis. See diag. under brain. [1705 15] * * * or pineal body Endocrine gland in the brain… …
8melatonin — /mel euh toh nin/, n. Physiol. a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin. [1955 60; <… …
9Chronobiology — Overview of human circadian biological clock with some physiological parameters …
10Richter, Curt Paul — born Feb. 20, 1894, Denver, Colo., U.S. died Dec. 21, 1988, Baltimore, Md. U.S. biologist. He received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He introduced the concept of the biological clock in a 1927 paper on animals internal cycles (see… …
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