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. 1985:453:147-61.
doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb11807.x.

A circadian pacemaker for visual sensitivity?

M Terman, J Terman

A circadian pacemaker for visual sensitivity?

M Terman et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1985.

Abstract

Visual signal detectability oscillates as a circadian rhythm, capable of free-running in constant conditions, and entrainment by external lighting schedules. These functions persist after lesioning of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), implicating a separate pacemaker for visual sensitivity. Its locus, physiology, and mode of interaction with the SCN have yet to be established.

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