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Mouse Circadian Rhythms Simulation

  • Published14 Sep 2026
  • Source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Light plays an important role in the body’s internal clock. Explore how changes in light and dark cycles affect circadian rhythms (aka our daily biological clocks) through this simulated mouse experiment, modeled after real scientific research.

Access Mouse Actogram Model from the University of Illinois’ Project Neuron.


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