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| Title |
The hormonal Zeitgeber melatonin: role as a circadian modulator in memory processing
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnmol.2012.00027 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Oliver Rawashdeh, Erik Maronde |
| Abstract |
The neuroendocrine substance melatonin is a hormone synthesized rhythmically by the pineal gland under the influence of the circadian system and alternating light/dark cycles. Melatonin has been shown to have broad applications, and consequently becoming a molecule of great controversy. Undoubtedly, however, melatonin plays an important role as a time cue for the endogenous circadian system. This review focuses on melatonin as a regulator in the circadian modulation of memory processing. Memory processes (acquisition, consolidation, and retrieval) are modulated by the circadian system. However, the mechanism by which the biological clock is rhythmically influencing cognitive processes remains unknown. We also discuss, how the circadian system by generating cycling melatonin levels can implant information about daytime into memory processing, depicted as day and nighttime differences in acquisition, memory consolidation and/or retrieval. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 88 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 17% |
| Researcher | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 22% |
| Unknown | 12 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 33% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 11% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 April 2012.
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#1,813
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#163,128
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#24
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