Photoperiodic Programming of the SCN and Its Role in Photoperiodic Output

Joint Authors

Tackenberg, Michael C.
McMahon, Douglas G.

Source

Neural Plasticity

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-01-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Biology
Medicine

Abstract EN

Though the seasonal response of organisms to changing day lengths is a phenomenon that has been scientifically reported for nearly a century, significant questions remain about how photoperiod is encoded and effected neurobiologically.

In mammals, early work identified the master circadian clock, the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), as a tentative encoder of photoperiodic information.

Here, we provide an overview of research on the SCN as a coordinator of photoperiodic responses, the intercellular coupling changes that accompany that coordination, as well as the SCN’s role in a putative brain network controlling photoperiodic input and output.

Lastly, we discuss the importance of photoperiodic research in the context of tangible benefits to human health that have been realized through this research as well as challenges that remain.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tackenberg, Michael C.& McMahon, Douglas G.. 2018. Photoperiodic Programming of the SCN and Its Role in Photoperiodic Output. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210446

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tackenberg, Michael C.& McMahon, Douglas G.. Photoperiodic Programming of the SCN and Its Role in Photoperiodic Output. Neural Plasticity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210446

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tackenberg, Michael C.& McMahon, Douglas G.. Photoperiodic Programming of the SCN and Its Role in Photoperiodic Output. Neural Plasticity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210446

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1210446