Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms Affects Both Brain And Body, Mouse Study Finds

ScienceDaily, Oct. 28, 2009

Rockefeller University researchers have found that chronic disruption of one of the most basic circadian (daily) rhythms -- the day/night cycle -- leads to weight gain, impulsivity, slower thinking, and other physiological and behavioral changes in mice, similar to those observed in people who experience shift work or jet lag.