Benjamin Rusak
Professor
Psychology and Neuroscience
Dalhousie University
Canada
Biography
BENJAMIN RUSAK Professor ben rusak web photo Department of Psychiatry , Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Research Interest
Dr. Rusak investigates mechanisms regulating circadian rhythms and sleep, and the application of knowledge of these mechanisms to issues in human health. Current research projects include studies of the impacts of sleep loss on metabolism, cognition, mood, risk of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, and the role of sleep in learning.
Publications
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Piggins, H.D., Antle, M. and Rusak, B. Neuropeptides phase shift the mammalian circadian pacemaker. Journal of Neuroscience 15:5612-5622, 1995.
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Rusak, B., Robertson, H.A., Wisden, W. and Hunt, S.P. Light pulses which shift rhythms induce gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Science, 248:1237-1240, 1990.
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Rusak, B. and Groos, G. Suprachiasmatic stimulation phase shifts rodent circadian rhythms. Science, 215:1407-1409, 1982.
