sleep circadian rhythm nomenclature
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17 Terms
circa
about
diem
day
nychthemeron
about 24 hr day
forced desynchrony
experimental protocol in which one live greater or less than 24 hrs
free running
not in sync to 24 hr period
entrained
rhythm synced to 24 hr period
zeitgeber
german for time giver
amplitude
magnitude of activity
mesor
mean
acrophase
peak activity time
trough/nadir
lowest point
period
length of cycle
phase angle of entrainment
signals relationship between biological clock and zeitgeber
sleep propensity
ability to fall asleep at a given time
sleep inertia/sleep drunkenness
transitional state between sleep and wake, marked by grogginess, drowsiness, impaired cognition, etc.
sleep gate
a time window in which Process S and Process C allow you to sleep