Research Interest

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  Localization and function of biological clocks in vertebrates; light and food as entraining signals for circadian rhythms; obesity; sleep; reproduction.

  
  

Current Research

• Dr. Stephan is retired.  He is not actively conducting a research program nor is he accepting new students.

  
  

  
  

Selected Publications

• Stephan, F.K. The "other" Circadian System: Food as a Zeitgeber. J. Biol. Rhythms, 2002, 17, 284-292.

  
  

  Aragona, B.J., Curtis, J.T., Davidson, A.J., Wang, Z. and Stephan, F.K. Behavioral and Neurochemical Investigation of Circadian Time-Place Learning in the Rat. J. Biol. Rhythms, 2002, 17, 330-344.

  
  

  Stephan, F.K. Food Entrainable Oscillators in Mammals, in: Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology:Circadian Clocks. Eds.: J.S. Takahashi, F.W. Turek and R.Y. Moore. Kluwer-Plenum Press, New York, 2001, pp.223-246.

  
  

  Davidson, A.J., B.J. Aragona, R.M. Werner, E. Schroeder, J.C. Smith and F.K. Stephan. Food-anticipatory activity persists after olfactory bulb ablation in the rat. Physiol. Behav., 2001, 72, 231-235.

  
  

  Davidson, A.J., B.J. Aragona, T.A. Houpt and F.K. Stephan. Persistence of Meal-entrained circadian rhythms following area postrema lesions. Physiol. Behav., 2001, 74, 349-354.

  
  

  Davidson AJ, Cappendijk SL, Stephan FK Feeding-entrained circadian rhythms are attenuated by lesions of the parabrachial region in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2000 May;278(5):R1296-304.
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  Stephan FK, Smith JC, Fisher E. Profound conditioned taste aversion induced by oral consumption of 2-deoxy-D-glucose. Physiol Behav. 1999 Dec 1-15;68(1-2):221-6.
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  Davidson AJ, Stephan FK. Feeding-entrained circadian rhythms in hypophysectomized rats with suprachiasmatic nucleus lesions. Am J Physiol. 1999 Nov;277(5 Pt 2):R1376-84.
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  Davidson AJ, Stephan FK. Plasma glucagon, glucose, insulin, and motilin in rats anticipating daily meals. Physiol Behav. 1999 Apr;66(2):309-15.
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  Stephan FK, Davidson AJ. Glucose, but not fat, phase shifts the feeding-entrained circadian clock. Physiol Behav. 1998 Nov 15;65(2):277-88.
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  Davidson AJ, Stephan FK. Circadian food anticipation persists in capsaicin deafferented rats. J Biol Rhythms. 1998 Oct;13(5):422-9.
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