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This video includes:
Endogenous Pacemakers, Exogenous Zeitgebers, Circadian Rhythms, Light as EZ, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN),

Evaluative studies discussed:

Siffre (1975) “Six Months Alone in a Cave,” National Geographic (March 1975), 426-435.
https://nationalgeographicbackissues.com/national-geographic-march-1975.html

https://jamesmdeem.com/stories.cave4.html - Short accessable write up of Siffre's experiance.

Czeisler et al. (1999) Stability, precision, and near-24-hour period of the human circadian pacemaker. Science. Jun 25;284(5423):2177-81.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10381883

Vetter et al. (2011) Blue-enriched office light competes with natural light as a zeitgeber. Scand J Work Environ Health. Sep;37(5):437-45.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21246176

Ralph (1990) Transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus determines circadian period. Science. Feb 23;247(4945):975-8.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2305266

Miles (1977) Blind man living in normal society has circadian rhythms of 24.9 hours. Science. Oct 28;198(4315):421-3.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/910139