Navigation auf uzh.ch

Suche

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology Chronobiology and Sleep Research

Chronobiology and Sleep Research

Human sleep-waking cycle

This section of the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology studies biological timing during the 24-hour day.  Generally speaking, human alertness and attention (as well as countless other aspects of physiology) are governed by two mostly independent processes: a circadian oscillator that internally measures day length and consolidates some processes to daytime and others to nighttime, and a homeostatic hour-glass-like mechanism that determines the amount and intensity of sleep needed each day  (Borbely et al., 1981).  Our two groups study all aspects of these processes in mammals, from the molecular biology of cellular clocks to the pharmacology of sleep in human and mouse models.

________

Borbely A.A. (1982)  A two-process model of sleep regulation. Human Neurobiology 1:194-204.

Zurich Sleep Tweet

blue-text-Twitter

 

 

 

Follow us on Twitter for our Zurich Sleep Tweets

 

 

Research Areas

Weiterführende Informationen

Weiterführende Informationen

Next Chrono-Sleep Events

Open Position for Master Student

Are you looking for a position with an interesting and modern topic?

From human biology to -omics to optogenetics, we have the project

for you!  Please contact us for more details!