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Ambient light is a crucial environmental factor that influences physiology and behavior in all organisms including human beings. A fair understanding of the importance of circadian rhythms and timekeeping would enable us to develop strategies for the management of disrupted circadian rhythm-associated disorders such as depression, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases. Circadian manipulation protocols such as bright light exposure, acute sleep deprivation and photoperiod manipulation have been reported to be beneficial in humans and animal models. This chapter briefly summarizes the current knowledge on the efficacious role of circadian rhythm manipulation strategies in facilitating behavioral recovery and the possible underlying mechanisms. We have also tried to highlight the limitations and implications of futuristic combinatorial circadian rhythm manipulation and pharmacological approaches in the management of chronodisruption-related disorders.
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Subhadeep, D., Srikumar, B.N., Shankaranarayana Rao, B.S., Kutty, B.M. (2023). Circadian Rhythm Manipulations: Implications on Behavioral Restoration in Central Nervous System Insults. In: Jagota, A. (eds) Sleep and Clocks in Aging and Longevity. Healthy Ageing and Longevity, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22468-3_16
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