1st Edition

Rhythmic Aspects of Behavior

Edited By Frederick M. Brown, R. Curtis Graeber Copyright 1982
504 Pages
by Routledge

504 Pages
by Routledge

504 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1982, this book provides rich evidence of the relevance of the temporal aspects of behavior. The generalized areas of learning, memory, operant scheduled behavior, task performance, vigilance, mood and motivation and their rhythmic components are explored in varying detail. The particularized measures range from on-the-job errors, through reading efficiency to milliseconds... Read more

Foreword Wilse B. Webb  Preface.  Part 1: Introduction  1. Rhythmicity as an Emerging Variable for Psychology Frederick M. Brown  Part 2: General Aspects of Circadian Rhythms in Humans and Animals  2. Chronobiologic Approach for Optimizing Human Performance Paul Naitoh  3. Behavioral Aspects of Circadian Rhythmicity Rütger A. Wever  4. Alterations in Performance Following Rapid Transmeridian Flight R. Curtis Graeber  5. The Relationship Between Body Temperature and Performance Across Circadian Phase Shifts Robert T. Wilkinson  6. Circadian Rhythms and Human Memory Simon Folkard  7. Circadian Rhythms in Operant Behavior of Animals Under Laboratory Conditions Timothy F. Elsmore and Steven R. Hursh  Part 3: Special Aspects of Rhythm Research  8. Ultradian Rhythms in Behavior and Physiology Daniel F. Kripke  9. Effects of Atypical Illumination Schedules Frank W. Finger  10. Circadian Rhythms in Behavior and Experimental Psychopathology Christian Poirel  11. Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in Depression and Mania Thomas A. Wehr  12. Biological Time Series Analysis Using Complex Demodulation Daniel P. Redmond, Helen C. Sing and Frederick W. Hegge.  Glossary.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Frederick M. Brown and R. Curtis Graeber