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How to Improve your Circadian Rhythm | Satchin Panda PhD
The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
The Importance of the SCN and Circadian Rhythms in Dementia Patients
In humans, the SCN being affected can lead to loss of sense of day and night in dementia patients./nSevere cases of dementia can cause people to wake up in the middle of the night thinking it's daytime and experience hunger, only to become super sleepy later./nThe SCN, located above the optic chiasma, is sensitive to the light-dark cycle and receives light information from the eyes./nOur body's clock is designed to track the day and night cycle, which changes daily due to the tilt of the planet./nThe morning light acts as a reset for our master clock, adjusting it to the changing sunrise time.
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