TV and games b0rk your circadians

By at 3:23 am Friday, Mar 12

More sleepdep notes fo rmembers of the Eastern Standard Tribe -- computers and TVs b0rk your circadians. I was up at 4:30 this morning and I'm crossing two timezones this aft.
Dr. John Herman, a sleep expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas states that the flashing lights of kids' television shows, video games and computer programs seem to be resetting the body's internal clock, stimulating kids' brains and making them want to stay up later and get up later.
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