Research in the department aims to understand the nervous and neuroendocrine mechanisms involved in the control of biological rhythms. Biological rhythms permit living organisms to adapt to daily and seasonal variations in the environment.

 

This research focuses on different mammalian species, from behavioural studies to deciphering the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms.

 

A special interest is given to the different synchronisers and to melatonin in the context of the multi-oscillatory system, the master biological clock being located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus.