Sleep Chronobiology Council
Sleep Chronobiology Council
THE chronobiology , study of time in life , is the science that investigates the rhythmic phenomena of living beings, the so-called biological rhythms , and its multiple intraspecific and ecological relationships.
Chronobiological studies allow understand organisms and their temporal interactions , which include a multiplicity of biological rhythms, such as behavioral, physiological, metabolic, gene expression, including cycle wake / sleep , expressed in circadian form in humans.
Purpose of the Sleep Chronobiology Council
Scientific knowledge about biological rhythms allowed the development of sleep medicine throughout the twentieth century.
Today we understand better the mechanisms of synchronization of biological rhythms and how the temporal challenges of everyday life impact on human health. So, the purpose of this council is to spread chronobiology as a fundamental area of sleep medicine, through actions and projects.
The Sleep Chronobiology Professional
THE chronobiology , studies the temporal interactions of the organism and its implications in the binomial health / disease, enabling the resolution of practical problems, such as those related to changes in the wake / sleep cycle.
Thus, chronobiological knowledge can contribute to the understanding of temporal disorganization / organization and its impact on health, behavior and the appearance of diseases in the general population.
Chronobiology is an interdisciplinary discipline that studies biological rhythms in different contexts, from the individual (wake / sleep cycle) to the collective (sociotemporal organization of work), at the behavioral, physiological and molecular levels.
Thus, the chronobiologist can have as training / performance area, both those related to Health Sciences as Human, Exact or Social.
Several formal courses are offered, both in undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to courses in congresses, or even institutional ones.
Representative: Mário André Leocadio Miguel – Bachelor in Physiotherapy, PhD in Human Physiology, Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN / Natal.
Members:
• Claudia Roberta de Castro Moreno – Biologist (CRBio 006107), PhD in Public Health, Professor at the Faculty of Public Health at the University of São Paulo – USP.
• Eduardo Henrique Rosa Santos – Graduation in Physical Education, PhD in Sciences, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy at the Federal University of Uberlândia – FAEFI-UFU.
• Elaine Cristina Marqueze – Physical Educator (CREF 131933-G / SP), PhD in Sciences, Professor at the Catholic University of Santos – UniSantos-SP.
• Felipe Beijamini – Graduated in Biological Sciences, PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Professor at the Federal University of Fronteira Sul – UFFS / Realeza.
