Translational Sensory & Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE)
22 episodes
1 week ago
We break down the science behind circadian rhythms so you can be enlightened. In each podcast episode, we chat with experts in the field about a variety of topics, spanning from the effects of light on our biology and how it can be used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and beyond.
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Website: https://tscnlab.org/podcast
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We break down the science behind circadian rhythms so you can be enlightened. In each podcast episode, we chat with experts in the field about a variety of topics, spanning from the effects of light on our biology and how it can be used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and beyond.
Contact us: lightoclock@tuebingen.mpg.de
Website: https://tscnlab.org/podcast
Did you know that your body has many body clocks? Like instruments in an orchestra, they each have a specific role to play, but how do they stay in rhythm with each other? In today’s episode, Dr. Laura Kervezee dives deep into the different body clocks, who is the conductor that makes our body run in harmony, and what happens when the rhythm goes out of sync.
Timestamps(00:00) Intro
(01:18) Introducing Dr. Kervezee
(01:46) The different body clocks
(03:20) How do these clocks sync?
(05:00) The orchestra and the conductor
(06:31) Clocks out of sync
(09:18) Desynchrony in real life
(10:25) Social jetlag
(11:18) Health consequences
(14:40) Future research: how to mitigate impact
(17:30) What can you do as a shift worker?
(22:25) Outro
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Light O'Clock
We break down the science behind circadian rhythms so you can be enlightened. In each podcast episode, we chat with experts in the field about a variety of topics, spanning from the effects of light on our biology and how it can be used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and beyond.
Contact us: lightoclock@tuebingen.mpg.de
Website: https://tscnlab.org/podcast
