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Entrainment Flashcards

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1
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what is the most dominant zeitgeber in humans?

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Light

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what pathway connects the retina to the scn?

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the retinohypothalmic tract

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What happens after low levels of light are detected by the retina?

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Information is sent to SCN via retinohypothalmic tract

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what happens after Information is sent to SCN via retinohypothalmic tract?

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A message is sent to the pineal gland

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what happens after a message is sent to the pineal gland?

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secretion of melatonin is increased

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what happens after secretion of melatonin is increased?

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brain mechanisms are inhibited that promote wakefulness

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What happens after the brain mechanisms are inhibited that promote wakefulness?

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Sleep

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