Airplane travels carry with them the convenience of getting around the world in less than a day. But, they also bypass a basic function of the human brain, which is to keep accurate accounts of the time of day and to regulate basic physiological processes accordingly. The disturbances that occur when time zone differ... |
28 November 2009
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Jet lag is a phenomenon associated with long flights, from a part of the world to another, when the biological clock of passengers becomes “confused.” As such, upon their arrival at the destination, they tend to sleep during the day, at the same time when it's night in their place of origin. It takes... |
19 June 2009
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A new scientific study conducted on rats proved that jet lag most likely occurred when two groups of neurons in the brain were thrown out-of-sync, in that they no longer worked together. Regularly, the ventral and dorsal neuron groups in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, at the base of the brain, cooperate in assessing th... |
17 April 2009
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Frequent travelers know that one of the biggest annoyances they have to face each time they land is jet lag. Until not long ago, it was believed that jet lag was nothing more than just an upsetting occurrence that no one could do anything about, other than bear with it until it went away. Since research has shown tha... |
7 April 2009
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As part of our very busy, modern lifestyle, many of us find themselves in a position that imposes frequent traveling, often to very distant, overseas destinations. One of the most common and troublesome side effects of frequent flying is jet lag - a common physiological response of our bodies to the disruption of the... |
23 May 2008
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