title: Circadian rhythms: to sync or not to sync.
abstract: Using real-time imaging of circadian gene expression, a new study reveals how a light pulse briefly desynchronizes clock neurons in the fly brain before they settle into a new, synchronized daily rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazuski
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: herzog@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Erik D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Herzog
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057906:Circadian Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D056950:Period Circadian Proteins