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Description: |
xi, 199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Explores the many aspects of circadian rhythms, from jet lag to biorhythms to "forbidden phases" of sleep when one cannot awaken spontaneously. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Time zones -- 2. The ebb and flow of consciousness -- 3. Jumping between time zones -- 4. Convergence of time zones -- 5. Crystals of living time -- 6. Collective rhythmicity in a community of clocks -- 7. The singularities of biochemical clocks -- 8. Circadian dynamics and its evolution -- 9. The shape of the future. |