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Circadian rhythms and sleep—the metabolic connection

Albrecht, Urs

In: Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2012, vol. 463, no. 1, p. 23-30

Université de Fribourg

Effects of lactate on the early visual cortex of non-human primates, investigated by pharmaco-MRI and neurochemical analysis

Pföstl, Veronika von ; Li, Juan ; Zaldivar, Daniel ; Goense, Jozien ; Zhang, Xiaozhe ; Serr, Nadine ; Logothetis, Nikos K. ; Rauch, Alexander

In: NeuroImage, 2012, vol. 61, no. 1, p. 98–105

In contrast to the limited use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in clinical diagnostics, it is currently a mainstay of neuroimaging in clinical and basic brain research. However, its non-invasive use in combination with its high temporal and spatial resolution would make fMRI a perfect diagnostic tool. We are interested in whether a pharmacological challenge imposed on the brain...

Université de Fribourg

Circadian rhythms and sleep—the metabolic connection

Albrecht, Urs

In: Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 2011, p. -

The circadian system coordinates mammalian physiology and behavior with the environmental light–dark cycle. It allocates sleep to the inactivity phase using various mechanisms involving neurotransmitters, nuclear receptors, and protein kinases. These pathways are related to metabolism, indicating that the circadian system and sleep are connected via metabolic parameters. This suggests that...