In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), temporal processes such as seasons, moon phases or daily rhythms have always played an important role. Traditionally, an important influence on the state of health is attributed to them, so that they are taken into account in both diagnostics and therapy. There is a special connection between time of day … Biorhythm: the Chinese Clock
The biological clock plays an important role: it tells our body when it can be active and when it is time to shift down a gear. It influences our bodily functions – blood pressure, body temperature, hormone balance. The control center is a nucleus in our brain – no bigger than a grain of rice. … Biorhythm: the Chronobiology
Humans, like almost all living things, follow biological rhythms and cycles that have proven to be vital in the course of development. The relationships are explored by a fairly young scientific discipline, chronobiology. Particularly well known is the day-night rhythm, which regulates work and rest phases and is closely related to the distribution of light … Biorhythm: the Internal Clock
Like most living beings, humans are also subject to biorhythms, which represent a kind of internal clock and ensured survival in the course of evolution. A comparatively young scientific discipline, chronobiology, deals with these influences. What is the biorhythm? The term biorhythm identifies a biological rhythm or life cycle to which every living being is … Biorhythm: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Ultradian rhythmicity involves biological processes that repeat one or more times within a 24-hour period. Their period is shorter than a full day and exhibits a very wide variety. For example, the period length ranges from a few milliseconds to several hours. Extremely diverse can also be the mechanism and function of ultradian rhythmicity. What … Ultradian Rhythmicity: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Infradian rhythmicity comprises essential biological cycles that last longer than 24 hours. Their frequency is thus less than that of a day. Thus, the term derives from the Latin words infra (under) and dies (day). These chronobiological rhythms include, for example, the processes of bird migration, the rutting season and the seasonal change of hair … Infradian Rhythmicity: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The epithalamus is part of the diencephalon and lies between the thalamus and the wall of the third ventricle. The epithalamus is thought to include the pineal gland or pineal gland, as well as the two “reins” and several connecting cords. It is certain that the pineal gland plays an important role in the control … Epithalamus: Structure, Function & Diseases
By sleep pressure, medicine understands a regulatory circuit that regulates fatigue and triggers physically induced sleepiness. During periods of wakefulness, metabolic products are deposited in the brain, triggering swelling sleep pressure. During sleep, the glymphatic system cleanses the brain of these deposits. What is sleep pressure? In medicine, sleep pressure is a regulatory circuit that … Sleep Pressure: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The finger flexor reflex is an intrinsic reflex of the finger flexors that is triggered by a blow to the palmar aspect of the middle finger distal phalanges. An exaggeration of reflex flexion is considered an uncertain pyramidal tract sign or a sign of autonomic dystonia. Definitive workup involves imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diagnosis. … Finger Flexor Reflex: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The bad news: biorhythm calculations are about as informative as coffee grounds. The good: biological rhythm exists. Over the course of its evolution, humans developed an internal clock that, seen over the span of a day, adjusted to the change between light and dark. Our internal clock Over thousands of years, the day-night rhythm set … Biorhythm and Drugs
Like all other living things, humans have a circadian clock. The rhythmicity of the clock is resynchronized daily with the 24-hour rhythmicity of the day by means of timers such as light and temperature. Problems with resynchronization can cause significant discomfort, such as depression. What is resynchronization? Problems with resynchronization arise, for example, after long-haul … Resynchronization: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The sense of time refers to the coherent estimation of time periods in minutes and hours. Thought of more broadly, time perception can also apply to a sense of the day of the week, the time of day, or the duration of a task. What is the sense of time? The sense of time refers … Sense of Time: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases