3 papers
q-bio.QM2026
Habitual lifestyle timing explains circadian timing, but daily lifestyle changes do not, in free-living humans across 2000 days
Billy C. Smith, Zeel Pansara, Rosanne H. Timmerman +11
Background: Both between- and within-subject variations in circadian timing matter for health. If lifestyle changes could be used to regulate circadian timing, they would offer acc…
q-bio.QM2025
Multimodal Modeling of Ultradian Rhythms Using the Hankel Alternative View of Koopman (HAVOK) Analysis
Emmanuel Molefi, Billy C. Smith, Christopher Thornton +2
Ultradian rhythms - quasi-rhythmic fluctuations in behavior and physiology with periods shorter than 24 hours - are observed across various organisms, including humans. Despite the…
q-bio.NC2025
More variable circadian rhythms in epilepsy captured by long-term heart rate recordings from wearable sensors
Billy C. Smith, Christopher Thornton, Rachel E. Stirling +7
Objective: The circadian rhythm synchronizes physiological and behavioural patterns with the 24-hour light-dark cycle. Disruption to the circadian rhythm is linked to various healt…