The biological clock
Description
The biological clock; an electrophysiological analysis.
Many bodily processes exhibit 24-hour rhythms. For example, our temperature is low at the beginning of the day, and higher at the end. Other bodily functions also exhibit these fluctuations. Twenty-four-hour rhythms are driven by an internal clock, which lies at the base of the brain and produces rhythms with a period of about 24 hours. These 24-hour rhythms are also known as circadian rhythms (approximately: about; dies: day). Man's biological clock has a circadian time (period) slightly longer than 24 hours. Under the influence of light from the environment, this rhythm becomes equivalent to 24 hours. Electrophysiological measurements on nerve cells show what the rhythm of the clock looks like, how the clock responds to changes in day length (such as the different seasons), and how the clock responds to light.
18:00-18:15 Reception in research building of LUMC where Ms Meijer works.
18:15-19:00 Bread meal
19:00-19:30 ALV Region Leiden
19:30-20:30 Lecture by Ms Prof Dr Joke Meijer
20:30-ca. 21:30 drinks/snacks
Speaker(s)
Ms Prof. Dr. Joke Meijer Leiden University
Location
LUMC Research Building (building no. 2)
Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC Leiden
Organiser
Electrical Engineering
Leiden region
Name and contact details for information
Further information from Leo Knoester, using the e-mail address below.