Lecture by Prof. Dr. Monika Stengl.
Biological clocks at multiple time scales orchestrate our time, the presence, the past, and the future.
A clock cell comprises a clockwork that ticks regularly, even under constant conditions. It synchronizes with environmental rhythms such as the daily light-dark cycle allowing us to predict regular environmental changes. Our body clocks are responsible for keeping all physiological and behavioral processes interlinked in a stable homeostasis (balanced state).
We want to understand what biological time is, how a neuronal clock is built, and which mechanisms let it tick and synchronize with other clocks from milliseconds to years. We examine clocks in cockroaches and butterflies.
Lecture language: English
Date
18.04.2023, 7 pm
Hörsaal Kunsthochschule Kassel