Activity is a slave to many masters

Elife. 2015 Feb 12:4:e06351. doi: 10.7554/eLife.06351.

Abstract

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain have a central role in generating cycles of biological activity with periods as short as 4 hours and as long as 100 hours.

Keywords: chronobiology; circadian rhythms; dopamine; dopamine transporter; mouse; neuroscience; oscillator; ultradian.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Activity Cycles / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Arousal / physiology*
  • Behavior, Animal*
  • Dopamine / physiology*

Substances

  • Dopamine