• Early and Later Life Stress Alter Brain Activity and Sleep in Rats 

      Mrdalj, Jelena; Pallesen, Ståle; Milde, Anne Marita; Jellestad, Finn Konow; Murison, Robert; Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Grønli, Janne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-26)
      Exposure to early life stress may profoundly influence the developing brain in lasting ways. Neuropsychiatric disorders associated with early life adversity may involve neural changes reflected in EEG power as a measure ...
    • No escaping the rat race: simulated night shift work alters the time-of-day variation in BMAL1 translational activity in the prefrontal cortex 

      Marti, Andrea Rørvik; Patil, Sudarshan; Mrdalj, Jelena; Meerlo, Peter; Skrede, Silje; Pallesen, Ståle; Pedersen, Torhild; Bramham, Clive R.; Grønli, Janne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-04)
      Millions of people worldwide work during the night, resulting in disturbed circadian rhythms and sleep loss. This may cause deficits in cognitive functions, impaired alertness and increased risk of errors and accidents. ...
    • Sensorimotor synchronization to music reduces pain 

      Werner, Lucy Madeleine; Skouras, Stavros; Bechtold, Laura; Pallesen, Ståle; Koelsch, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-28)
      Pain-reducing effects of music listening are well-established, but the effects are small and their clinical relevance questionable. Recent theoretical advances, however, have proposed that synchronizing to music, such as ...
    • Shift in Food Intake and Changes in Metabolic Regulation and Gene Expression during Simulated Night-Shift Work: A Rat Model 

      Marti, Andrea Rørvik; Meerlo, Peter; Grønli, Janne; Hasselt, Sjoerd van; Mrdalj, Jelena; Pallesen, Ståle; Pedersen, Torhild; Henriksen, Tone Elise Gjøtterud; Skrede, Silje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Night-shift work is linked to a shift in food intake toward the normal sleeping period, and to metabolic disturbance. We applied a rat model of night-shift work to assess the immediate effects of such a shift in food intake ...
    • Sleep homeostasis and night work: a polysomnographic study of daytime sleep following three consecutive simulated night shifts 

      Pedersen, Torhild Thue; Sunde, Erlend; Wisor, Jonathan P.; Mrdalj, Jelena; Pallesen, Ståle; Grønli, Janne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Purpose: Millions of people work at times that overlap with the habitual time for sleep. Consequently, sleep often occurs during the day. Daytime sleep is, however, characterized by reduced sleep duration. Despite preserved ...